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Crowdfunding in the Real Estate Arena
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was intended to facilitate funding of small businesses by easing regulations. It was passed and signed into law on April 5, 2012. Title II of the JOBS Act went into effect on September 23, 2013, lifting a decades-old ban on the mass marketing of securities offerings. Title III will allow anyone, regardless of whether or not they are accredited investors, to participate in equity crowdfunding.
Business Development Company (BDC) History
Business Development Company (BDC) History A business development company (BDC) is an...
Types of REITs
REITs can vary by two main factors: 1. What they invest in, and 2. How they’re...
What Is a REIT?
The term REIT is short for Real Estate Investment Trust—it’s pronounced “REET.” As an investor,...
Traded REIT Premiums and Discounts to NAVs – Reading the Tea Leaves
Full-cycle events within the nontraded REIT sector provide interesting and potentially valuable...
What’s MFFO and Why Should I Care?
In investing as in sports, a few people tend to focus on statistics while most don’t, but we all...
In a League of Their Own
Real estate cycles and the stock market do not move in lockstep with one another. And while there...
Blue Vault Questions Investment News Article
In the article written by Bruce Kelly of InvestmentNews on September 17, 2014, titled “Nontraded...
Blue Vault LifeStages 101
When considering an investment in nontraded REITs, both investors and financial advisors need to...
Separating Fact from Fiction: A Rebuttal to Recent Articles Regarding Nontraded REIT Performance
In our opinion, recent articles and blog postings have presented a biased view of nontraded REIT...
Going Beyond the Basic Rating System: Introducing Blue Vault’s New Performance Profiles
Blue Vault was founded on the belief that financial professionals need data and analysis based on...
Franklin Square to List First Nontraded BDC on the NYSE
Franklin Square recently announced that it will be listing its first nontraded BDC, FS Investment...
Fundraising Does Not Equal Performance
Pick any article published about, nontraded REITs within the past year and most likely the primary...
BDCs – A Primer
Blue Vault has formed a strategic alliance with Blue Springs Capital to launch a new report that...
When One Door Closes….
The pace of nontraded REIT offering closings has accelerated significantly over the past six...
The FFO and MFFO Debates
Ask anyone in the real estate investment industry and they will tell you that the metric known as...
The New Kids on the Block
As we welcome in a new year, last week the nontraded REIT industry welcomed its newest member and...
One Bad Apple Doesn’t Always Spoil the Whole Bunch
Nontraded REITs continue to get a bad reputation as a result of fines and sanctions like the one...
Corporate Property Associates 15 Completes its Full-Cycle Event
After a quiet 2011, the nontraded REIT industry has responded with several full-cycle events such...
Welcome to the Blue Vault Blog
Since the beginning of 2009, the industry has introduced 45 new nontraded REIT offerings, seen...
