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Five Fintech Buzzwords That Need to Die

When it comes to confusing jargon and empty buzzwords, few fields are as guilty as the financial services or tech industry. When the two come together, it’s a Venn diagram of awful terminology…

Treasury Sheds More Light on Opportunity Zone Rules

The Treasury Department has released another round of proposed regulations clarifying how Opportunity Zone investments and developments will work. Like earlier rounds, these new rules appear to be generally favorable to the…

Foreign Investment in U.S. Industrial Properties Spiked 152 Percent in 2018

According to new data from CBRE Research and Real Capital Analytics, foreign property investors made $14.4 billion worth of U.S. industrial real estate acquisitions in 2018, up a whopping 152% year-over-year due…

Despite ‘Retail Apocalypse,’ U.S. Grocery Store Openings Jumped 30 Percent in 2018

While a new report by investment firm USB estimates 75,000 more U.S. stores could close by 2026 as the shift to online shopping expands, it appears that the grocery sector continues bucking that trend…

Which nontraded REIT increased its capital raise to $14.1 million in March 2019, from $3.56 million in January and $6.8 million in February?

Answer: Rodin Global Property Trust, Inc., a nontraded REIT program sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald Investors.

What Makes Secondary Self Storage Markets Appealing

In the past year, self storage was defined by high development activity. Due to substantial population and job growth, markets such as Portland or Nashville…

Which nontraded REIT program raised approximately 5.5% of total nontraded REIT equity in Q1 2019, despite closing its offering in March?

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc. raised approximately $95 million in its public offering in Q1 2019 before closing, for the largest share among nontraded REIT offerings reporting to Blue Vault after the leader, Blackstone REIT.

Oaktree REIT Acquires $59 Million Apartment Property in Georgia

On April 11, 2019, Oaktree Real Estate Income Trust, a nontraded REIT program, partnered with TruAmerica Multifamily, LLC through a joint venture to …

Q4 2018 BDC Limited Ops Page Now Available

The latest Effective Nontraded BDCs with Limited Operating Results page is now available. The following Nontraded BDCs are included…

Blue Vault Offices Closed on April 19, 2019

All Blue Vault offices will be closed on Friday, April 19, 2019, in observance of Good Friday.

Q4 2018 NTR Limited Ops Page Now Available

To see the latest Effective Nontraded REITs with Limited Operating Results page, log in, hover over “Subscriber-Only Research”, click “NTR Review” from the menu located at the top the page, then click “2018” to view it…

Forty-four Q4 2018 NTR Individual Performance Pages are Available

To see the latest individual performance pages, log in, hover over “Subscriber-Only Research”, and then click “NTR individual Reports” from the menu located at the top the page. The following pages are now available…

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT to Merge into Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II

On April 11, 2019, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. (“REIT II”) and Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. (“REIT I”) entered into an…

Few rush to invest in opportunity zones

Investors eyeing President Donald Trump’s Opportunity Zones face a ticking clock if they want to fully capture one of the biggest tax breaks in decades…

The True Cost of Borrowing for Nontraded REITs

In this article, we analyze the added cost of borrowing that is represented by financing costs other than interest rates.

March NTR Sales Surge, Up 48% From February, Nontraded BDC Sales Up 12%

Reporting nontraded REITs booked capital raise of $786.4 million in March, up 48.2% from the $530.5 million total for February and up 38% from the $412.6 million monthly average for the…

Which nontraded REIT program met the minimum offering requirement as of December 21, 2018, and had approximately $165 million released from escrow?

Answer: Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. broke escrow as of December 21, 2018. The nontraded REIT had 9,560,175 common shares outstanding as of February 28, 2019, and a total net asset value of $193,259,539 as of that date.