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Bonus Distribution Boosts Investor Returns on Essential Income REIT’s Class ER Shares to 9.58%+ Total First-Year Return
The distribution is in addition to the current monthly tax-efficient annualized return, which is anchored in the performance and growth of the Essential Income REIT’s $1.3 billion portfolio of properties.
Based on the nontraded BDC offerings tracked by Blue Vault, what was the nontraded BDC industry’s total AUM as of June 30, 2025?
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Joseph Shanley Joins CIM Group as Managing Director in Continued Expansion of Firm’s Credit Platform
Mr. Shanley brings more than two decades of experience in property acquisitions, structured finance, and ground lease investments.
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Starwood Capital Group Closes Private-Credit Focused Vehicles at Total Valuation of $2.86 Billion
Starwood Capital Group Starwood Capital Group (“Starwood Capital”), a leading global private investment firm, today announced the closings of its latest private...
Leitbox Storage Partners Appoints Ronan Burke as Head of Capital Markets
Leitbox Storage Partners Leitbox Storage Partners, a real estate private equity firm focused on redefining institutional investment in self-storage, has named Ronan Burke...
Blue Vault Nontraded REIT Q1 2025 Page Update
Blue Vault will publish 38 NTR Individual Performance Reports (IPPs) for Q1 2025. Twenty-four IPPs and the Limited Operations page are currently available (newly published...
Barrier Signals in Conversations
Marketing Intent When it comes to alternative investments, the goal is simple: raise capital, attract advisor attention, and foster relationships that can drive long-term...
Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. Opens New Class A Self-Storage Facility in Greater Montréal
Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. (“SST VI”), a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of...
Vistra Appoints Jim Lee as Executive Vice President, Sales, Global
Vistra via Fintech Finance News Vistra, a leading provider of essential business solutions that help organisations to invest, grow and operate efficiently and compliantly...
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Optimism Is Returning To Battle-Tested Retail Sector — But More Importantly, So Are Investors NationalInvestment
After years of trepidation, institutional money is flowing back into retail. Crow Holdings and Lincoln Property Co. are among the prominent firms that have launched new endeavors aimed at spending billions of dollars to acquire more retail real estate…
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. Announces Entrance into Contract to Sell Old Farm in Houston, TX, and Silverbrook in Dallas, TX
“NXRT is excited to execute our strategic objectives to sell out of our Houston market positions and pay off our most expensive debt capital…”
Wood Partners and GTIS Partners Opens 308-Unit Alta West Morehead Apartment Community in Uptown Charlotte Neighborhood
“Alta West Morehead is our second development in the FreeMoreWest submarket of Charlotte, and we are so excited to welcome a fresh crop of residents to their new home…”
Since 2012 in the nontraded BDC industry, how many quarters did total public industry capital raise exceed $2 billion?
As of March 31, 2023, there have been…
Converging Trends in Commercial Real Estate Markets Highlighted
A recent article by Peter Grant, who covers commercial real estate trends for the Wall Street Journal, covered a lot of territory and trends in the commercial real estate space. (See “Wall Street Is Ready to Scoop Up Commercial Real Estate on the Cheap” August 15, WSJ) Like pulling a thread from a sweater, digging into a selection of Grant’s points made in the article reveals trends in the commercial real estate market that investors and asset managers alike must pay attention to…
Return-To-Office Mandates Now Cover Nearly 2 Million Workers. Occupancy Has Barely Budged
2023 is officially the year of the return-to-office mandate, with nearly 3 million workers already under, or expected to be subject to, a new in-person work requirement in the coming months…
ExchangeRight Announces Collection of 100% of Rent Due Across Entire Net Lease AUM Inception-to-Date
All 88 of ExchangeRight’s offerings continue to meet or exceed investor distribution targets.
Hedging with Gold Has an Opportunity Cost
Judging by the number advertisements heard regularly promoting holding gold as a hedge against inflation and protection should the U.S. economy crash, one would conclude that Americans are turning to investments in gold bullion or equivalents in large numbers. The facts don’t support that conclusion. As the chart below illustrates, spot gold prices (green line) have not outperformed the stock market as represented by the S&P 500 Index (blue line) over the past six months. Plus, listed stocks pay dividends which can make up a significant portion of total returns to shareholders…
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…
Hiring Today Is Tough. Here’s How to Get It Right.
Hiring Today Is Tough. Here’s How to Get It Right. August 8, 2023 | Angie Herbers | ThinkAdvisor My consulting firm learns a lot about what’s going on in the industry through prospective clients that reach out to us. Firms often come to us because they’re grappling...











