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Video Highlights
Perspectives on alts for wealth advisors
Comparing Alts 1.0 to Alts 2.0
Why Choose a REIT Over Other Investment Vehicles?
Why Choose a REIT Over Other Investment Vehicles?
It’s Not Just One Number: How Advisors Should Evaluate REITs
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News
Inland Acquires Class A Self-Storage Facility in Joliet, Illinois
Since inception, Inland Acquisitions has facilitated more than $56 billion of purchases across all asset types, with a more recent focus on self-storage, senior living, student housing, multifamily and manufactured housing communities.
Cottonwood Communities Plans $614 Million Multifamily Merger With Mandel Group
Cottonwood Communities has entered into a multifaceted transaction that would expand both its apartment portfolio and property-management operations.
BlackRock Private Credit Fund Names New CEO and President
BlackRock Private Credit Fund has reorganized its senior leadership following the departure of an executive who held several key positions.
ExchangeRight Fully Subscribes $52.85 Million Essential Income 9 DST
“Essential Income 9 DST’s rapid subscription reflects the strong investor demand we are seeing for the accelerated, tax-deferred pathway the Essential Income DST series provides into the Essential Income REIT.” Joshua Ungerecht, Managing Partner, ExchangeRight
VineBrook Homes Trust Offers Shareholders Liquidity at a Discount to NAV
After nearly four years of suspended regular repurchases, VineBrook Homes Trust is giving shareholders a new opportunity to obtain liquidity—but the terms require investors and advisors to evaluate an important tradeoff.
Cottonwood Communities Plans $614 Million Multifamily Merger With Mandel Group
Cottonwood Communities has entered into a multifaceted transaction that would expand both its apartment portfolio and property-management operations.
BlackRock Private Credit Fund Names New CEO and President
BlackRock Private Credit Fund has reorganized its senior leadership following the departure of an executive who held several key positions.
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Blue Vault Insights & Announcements
In Private Real Estate, “Mission Critical” Is Becoming a Strategy of Its Own
Private Credit Is Growing Up—and Its Technology Infrastructure Has to Catch Up
A 1% Tender or a 5% Repurchase Program? Why the Details Matter for Nontraded BDC Investors
Private Credit’s Liquidity Test Isn’t Over: BCRED Repurchase Requests Remain Elevated
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The alternative investments industry is expected to grow to $30 trillion by 2030.
Alts Strength in Numbers
$169.4B
Total Nontraded REIT AUM
$247.0B
Total Nontraded BDC AUM
$164.9B
Total Interval Fund AUM
$273.4B
Nontraded REIT Capital Raise
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