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Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Completes $115 Million Acquisition
On June 28, 2019, Black Creek Industrial REIT IV, Inc. (“BCIV”), a public non-traded REIT, purchased five industrial buildings for a total purchase price of…
Commercial Real Estate Is Strong … If You Know Where to Look
You assess the lay of the land: buildings all around you are rising from vacant turf. Commercial real estate appears strong, but investing for the future requires…
JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Medical Office Buildings in San Diego
JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX) today announced the acquisition of …
Finding Value and Opportunities in the CRE Marketplace
On June 27, 2019, Blue Vault hosted an educational webinar with the focus on finding value and opportunities in the commercial real estate marketplace. The webinar had a panel format…
The Evolution of the Urban Warehouse
Although today New York City is known for its thriving financial services industry, advanced health care, and upscale real estate industries, in the early 1900’s, the city of New York was…
NES Financial Extends Market Leadership with its Opportunity Zone Fund Administration Platform
NES Financial, a Silicon Valley FinTech company providing technology-enabled solutions for the efficient back- and middle-office administration of complex financial transactions, announced today…
Strategic Storage Trust II Increases NAV
On June 27, 2019, Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (“SST II”), a public non-traded REIT, announced that its board of directors had approved an estimated per share net asset value…
REIT Resources for Financial Professionals
The reasons for investing in REITs remain strong. If you are among the vast majority of financial professionals who embrace…
Which sponsor of nontraded REIT programs has two open offerings focused on investments in self-storage properties, student housing and senior housing properties?
Answer: SmartStop Asset Management‘s current offerings include Strategic Storage Trust IV, focusing on income producing & growth self-storage properties, and Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, focused on income and growth student and senior housing properties.
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Forms $265 Million Joint Venture
On June 20, 2019, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (“BREIT”), a public non-traded REIT, formed a joint venture with Corporate Office Properties Trust (“COPT”), a publicly traded REIT, to acquire…
Strategic Storage Trust IV Announces Initial NAV
On June 21, 2019, Strategic Storage Trust IV, (“SST IV”), a public non-traded REIT sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC, announced the approval…
Hartman vREIT XXI Announces Follow-On Offering
On June 24, 2019, Hartman vREIT XXI, Inc. (“HVREIT”), a public non-traded REIT, filed a follow-on offering for up to $220 million…
Nareit’s Calvin Schnure Discusses Interest Rates
Former New York Fed senior economist and Milken Institute chief economist William Lee and Nareit Research & Economic Analysis SVP Calvin Schnure give their take…
Strategic Storage Growth Trust II Completes Acquisition
On June 21, 2019, Strategic Storage Growth Trust II, Inc. (“SSGT II”), a private real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC (“SmartStop”), announced its acquisition…
Carter Validus Enhances Leadership Structure
On June 12, 2019, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. (“CVMC”) announced the appointment of Kay Neely to the roles Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,…
Which nontraded REIT recently announced a merger which will add 61 healthcare facilities to its portfolio of 56 healthcare and 29 data center properties?
Answer: On April 11th, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. announced the entry into a merger agreement with Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. The merger, if consummated, would add 61 healthcare properties to its portfolio and create a combined company with a total enterprise value of approximately $3.2 billion.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation II Increases Offering Size
On June 17, 2019, the board of directors of Owl Rock Capital Corporation II (“ORCCII”), a non-traded business development company, approved…
Trade Tensions Reinforce the Value of Real Estate Investment, Portfolio Manager Says
Joel Beam, senior portfolio manager of real estate strategies at Salient, spoke with Nareit’s REIT Report podcast in New York at REITweek: 2019 Investor Conference.
Bluerock Announces 364% Total Return on DST Program
On June 18, 2019, Bluerock Value Exchange (“BVEX”) announced one of the largest returns ever reported in the direct investment industry.
Defining the Roles in the Alternative Investments Industry
In this article, we look at various players in the alternative investments industry and identify who they are and what they do. The many firms involved…

