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Are Deals Moving in Opportunity Zones After All?
The general consensus about Opportunity Zones has been that while interest in these areas is intense, there has been little activity. Most of the capital poised to invest…
New Best Practices Spur Fundraising for Non-Traded REITs
Non-listed REITs posted a “blockbuster” month of fundraising in April with nearly $1 billion flowing into the sector. According to the latest data…
NTR Sales Slow in May, Still 2nd Highest Month in Years
Reporting nontraded REITs booked capital raise of $825.9 million in May, down 9.3% from the $910.7 million total for April but up 100% from the $412.6 million monthly average for the same NTRs in Q4 2018. Blackstone REIT saw capital raise decrease in May by 8.2%,…
SEC Passes Preemption Question To The Courts
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Regulation Best Interest. According to the SEC’s announcement…
REIT Legal Expert Sees Challenging IPO Market
The REIT market has seen just a single initial public offering (IPO) this year, and signs are pointing to a dearth of activity for the remainder of 2019…
Digital Alternative Investment Specialist James Hale Joins Artivest as Head of Platform
Artivest, the leading independent digital platform for alternative investing, today announced that James Hale has joined the firm as Head of Platform…
SEC Passes Regulation Best Interest by 3-1 Vote
The Securities and Exchange Commission passed by a 3-1 vote Wednesday its controversial Regulation Best Interest…
Do Nontraded REITs Have Exposure to Bank Branch Closures?
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, bank branch closings are continuing to outpace new openings, as customers are using more online and mobile banking services. According to a June 5 article by Chris Hudgins at S&P Global, branch closings reached an all-time annual…
The Impacts of Accounting Standard ASC Topic 842 on NTR Balance Sheets
On January 1, 2019, nontraded REITs adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC Topic 842. The change in accounting standards potentially impacts both the assets and the liabilities…
As of May 31, 2019, approximately how many Qualified Opportunity Funds have been announced?
Answer: Blue Vault has identified at least 155 Qualified Opportunity Funds as of May 31, 2019. The total announced offering amounts for those funds exceed $36 billion.
The Repurposed, Revitalized and Redeveloped Shopping Center
“The store is really the core strategy for both physical and digital growth.” That is according to Laurie Mahowald, VP of real estate at Target Corp. She was one panelist who spoke on a repurposed and revitalized panel at ICSC RECon here in Las Vegas and said that two…
REIT Outlook and Top Real Estate Issues to Watch for in 2019
Will the economy maintain momentum in 2019, boosting demand for commercial real estate, and keeping property prices on their upward path? Or are there signs of weakening in the foundation that could lead to a downturn? Will the Fed keep raising interest rates, or are they…
FS/KKR Announce Plan of Merger for Non-Traded BDCs
FS/KKR Advisor, LLC, a partnership between FS Investments and KKR Credit Advisors, LLC, announced on June 3, 2019, a definitive agreement to merge four non-traded BDCs under its advisement: FS Investment Corporation II (“FSIC II”), FS Investment Corporation III…
Accessing Direct Lending with Interval Funds
While interval funds have been around for many years, their popularity did not begin to grow until more recently. The flexibility in investment options has drawn interest from investors who crave access to the alternative space but do not want to be limited to the stricter investment…
How Co-working, Labor Costs, and M&A May Impact Real Estate Investing
Ethereal drivers like the government and politics seem to have a stranglehold on the media optics of real estate investing: the polarization of D.C., while creating volatility and opportunity, continue to drive eyes and form sentiment…
The Evolving State of the Retail Sector
The retail sector has suffered adverse headlines during the current economic expansion, but a closer examination of brick-and-mortar retailing shows the present and future are bright. The pressure from online retailers…
Which sponsor of two nontraded REIT programs ranked second in sales among reporting sponsors for the month of April?
Answer: Black Creek Group reported sales for Black Creek Industrial REIT IV and Black Creek Diversified Property Fund of $45.9 million, ranking the sponsor second behind Blackstone for April. YTD in 2019, the two REITs have raised a combined total of $188.1 million.
April NTR Sales Climb, Expected to Exceed $910 Million
Reporting nontraded REITs booked capital raise of $910.7 million in April, up 16% from the $786.4 million total for March and up 121% from the $412.6 million monthly average for the same NTRs in Q4 2018. Blackstone REIT saw capital raise increase in April by 23.7%, but…
What happens when a REIT formed to sell properties starts buying instead?
Highlands REIT, a little Chicago real estate company, was made to go out of business. Some of its investors are irked that it still hasn’t…
Q1 2019 “Vault View” NTR and BDC Webinar
Q1 2019 “Vault View” NTR and BDC Webinar The Q1 2019 NTR and BDC “Vault...
