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November 19, 2018
Industry News
November 19, 2018
CION Investments Unveils Rebranding, More Collaborative Platform
After more than a decade of sponsoring institutional-quality investments for retail investors, CION Investments believes that the time is right to...
October 17, 2018
Owl Rock’s Public BDC Succeeds by Giving Investors Lower Fees and Quality Credit Portfolio (Part 2 of 3)
During a time when BDCs have been on a downward trend, Owl Rock Capital Partners has ...
September 12, 2018
Owl Rock Capital: A Dominant and Innovative Force in the BDC Sector (Part 1 of 3)
At a time when annual sales of nontraded BDCs have fallen from $6 billion four years ago to less than $1 billion by the end of 2017,...
March 11, 2018
Velocity Ledger to Launch Blockchain Trading Platform for Currently Nontraded Securities
In this article, we further explore the functioning and potential that the blockchain-enabled distributed ledger trading platform called Velocity Ledger (“VL”) brings to the nontraded REIT industry specifically and the broader market for alternative investments generally.
February 7, 2018
Blue Vault Discusses Velocity Ledger Blockchain-Enabled Trading Platform
Blue Vault recently discussed the coming Velocity Ledger (“VL”) blockchain-enabled trading platform for nontraded REIT shares, DSTs, limited partnership interests in joint ventures, and eventually, individual commercial real estate properties and portfolios, with two of the company’s principals, Jon Haahr of Silver Portal Capital and Julian Jacobson of Fundamental Interactions (“FI”).
September 4, 2017
How REITs Make Money
How REITs Make Money Equity REITs can make money in two ways: collecting rent from tenants and through capital appreciation in their property values. Different REITs have different strategies for making money. You can find information about a REIT’s strategies in its prospectus. Usually, there’s a return objective to meet for investors, as well as…
August 8, 2017
Characteristics of Nontraded REITs
Whether you’re considering investing in a nontraded REIT (or other ‘alternative’ investment) or your financial advisor has recommended one to you, there are some key things to know about what makes these REITs a little different from others.
August 13, 2015
How do nontraded REITs make money?
It’s important to note that operationally, nontraded REITs have a lot in common with publicly traded REITs.
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