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Griffin Capital Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund II, L.P. Announces the Completion of Construction on a 292-Unit Multifamily Community in Madison, TN
Station A consists of a four-story apartment community featuring a variety of floor plans, including studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units.
Eagle Point’s Defensive Income Strategy Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Over $5 Billion in AUM
Since launching the strategy in 2020, Eagle Point has originated and invested in over $8 billion of portfolio debt securities.
National Property REIT Corp., a Prospect Capital Corporation Portfolio Company, Exits Crown Point Property with a 19.1% IRR and 2.6x Cash-on-Cash Multiple
The sale achieved a 19.1% internal rate of return and a 2.6x cash-on-cash multiple on the investment.
iCapital® Makes Strategic Investment in LYNK Markets, Partners to Scale Adoption of Alternatives Globally Through Private Alternative Investment Fund Notes
Strategic investment reinforces iCapital’s global commitment to expanding access and distribution of alternative fund strategies, partnership will have initial focus on the Latin American wealth channel.
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June 2023 Reported Nontraded REIT Sales Down 11.3% from May 2023
Blue Vault received June 2023 sales totals for ten nontraded REIT program offerings as of July 19, 2023. Sales reported by those ten NTRs totaled $176.0 million, down 11.3% from $198.4 million in May for the same ten NTRs, and down 72% Y-O-Y from the $630.7 million in sales in June 2022. FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust led the reporting REITs once again with $55.3 million in June, down 58% from $133.2 million in May. Next was Nuveen Global Cities REIT with $25.6 million, down 21% from the REIT’s May sales of $32.5 million.
Carron Schmick: Use Cases for Alts
Carron Schmick highlights how alts can meet clients’ needs, how she explains alts to clients, and how receptive the clients are.
Carron Schmick: Evaluating Alts for Your Practice
In this Blue Vault Minute, Carron Schmick walks through some of the metrics her firm uses to evaluate asset managers.
Which nontraded REITs had the top five distribution yields for REITs with closed offerings as of March 31, 2023?
Which nontraded REITs had the top five distribution yields for REITs with closed offerings as of March 31, 2023? Answer: The five REITs with the highest distribution yields among the closed REITs as of March 31, 2023, were Lightstone Value Plus REIT I, Procaccianti...
West Coast Cities Slam Brakes on Housing Production Amid Worsening Crisis
Up and down the West Coast apartment construction sites are falling quiet despite high demand in a worsening housing shortage. Fewer multifamily projects have broken ground this year from Seattle to San Diego in one of the slowest starts to apartment construction in a decade. In San Jose, no apartments have broken ground after more than 7,000 started construction last year. In Seattle, 3,433 apartments started building in the first six months, a drop of nearly 60% from the same time last year.
Public Storage to acquire Simply Self Storage for $2.2 billion
Self-storage operator Public Storage (PSA.N) said on Monday it has entered a deal to buy Simply Self Storage from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) for $2.2 billion, as it looks to expand its market presence. Demand for storage space has waned from the heights of the pandemic, as people return to offices, and some analysts expect more consolidation in the sector….
REIT Trends in Property Sector Allocations by Actively Managed Real Estate Funds
One of the unique aspects of REITs is the large, actively managed, dedicated REIT investment community; actively managed funds represent 7% of REIT market capitalization and they have been a key element in REITs’ long-term success because of their combined real estate and equity investment expertise and analysis.
PetSmart’s Owner Sells Minority Stake to Apollo
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Nate Oltmans: Explaining Alts to Clients
Wondering how to discuss alternative investments with clients? Advisor Nate Oltmans offers insights in this Blue Vault Minute.
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