Asset Manager News & Perspectives

June 11, 2019

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%,...

June 11, 2019

SEC Passes Preemption Question To The Courts

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Regulation Best Interest. According to the SEC's announcement...

June 11, 2019

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...

June 11, 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...

June 10, 2019

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...

June 5, 2019

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...

June 5, 2019

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...

June 4, 2019

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...

June 4, 2019

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...