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October 18, 2023

Blackstone REIT’s Share Redemptions Story Far From Over

One of the hottest topics in the nontraded REIT space, beginning in November 2022, has been the share redemption requests submitted by the shareholders of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (“BREIT”) and the REIT’s capping of repurchases at 2% of aggregate NAV per month and 5% per quarter...

October 2, 2023

BREIT Fulfills 29% Of Withdrawals As Redemption Requests Fall Again

BREIT received $2.1B in repurchase requests in September, down 28% from August and the fifth consecutive monthly decline in requests.

September 11, 2023

Visualizing Blackstone REIT’s Recent Capital Raise History

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022, common stock redemptions by several continuously offered nontraded REIT programs became a major news item for the nontraded REIT industry. Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, as the largest of the active nontraded REITs with total assets of $138 billion as of June 30, 2023, garnered the most news…

August 31, 2023

Blackstone Sells Control of 11-Property Apartment Portfolio

Deal Reflects Investment Giant's Strategy To Own Newer, Mainly Sun Belt Properties

August 30, 2023

Blackstone Group retail push returns after property fund redemption panic – reports

Blackstone Group has revived plans to enter the retail market and launch a private equity fund for wealthy investors, according to reports. The company's ambition to launch the Blackstone Private Equity Strategies fund were scuppered in 2022 after it was forced to limit redemptions from its flagship $67bn property fund.

August 30, 2023

Realty Income to invest about $950 million in Bellagio Las Vegas

Realty Income (O.N) signed an agreement with Blackstone's real estate investing firm to invest about $950 million in the Bellagio Las Vegas resort, valuing the assets at $5.1 billion, the companies said on Friday...

August 23, 2023

Blackstone Is the First Alternative Asset Manager to Hit $1 Trillion AUM. So Where Does It Go From Here?

In July, Blackstone BX reported that it had surpassed $1 trillion in total assets under management during the second quarter of 2023, being the first alternative asset manager to cross that threshold. A bit of background to start: “Alternative asset management” is an umbrella term for asset managers that specialize in private market investment strategies like private…

August 22, 2023

NAV REITs Report Positive Median Total Returns for July

The median monthly total return for 16 continuously offered nontraded REIT programs (“NAV REITs”) was 0.21% in July, compared to just 0.01% in June. Ten of the 16 reported positive total returns.

August 16, 2023

Blackstone Names Harper BREIT President While Agarwal Goes on Leave

Blackstone Inc.’s $68 billion real estate trust said its president A.J. Agarwal will go on a sabbatical for nine months and Rob Harper will fill that role...