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SEI Converts $1 Billion Mutual Fund Into High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETF (LEND)
SEI’s first fixed income ETF expands platform beyond equities and liquid alternatives.
ExchangeRight’s Essential Income 6 DST Fully Subscribed as Investor Demand for Expedited 721 REIT Access Continues
Essential Income 6 DST is a closed offering and is not accepting new investors.
Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund Announces Distribution Increase to 7% on NAV for June 2026, Marking Fourth Distribution Increase Since Listing
The move marks the fourth distribution increase since the Fund listed on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2025.
Nontraded REIT Fundraising Rebounds in Q4 2025
Redemption gating has been an ongoing industry trend over the past several quarters, but a turnaround appears to be taking shape.
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Capital Square Launches Leveraged DST Offering of Build-for-Rent Townhome Community Near Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium
Capital Square Capital Square, a leading sponsor of tax-advantaged real estate investments and a national developer and manager of housing communities, today announced the...
Of all the nontraded REITs tracked by Blue Vault, which offerings reported the most assets as of June 30, 2025?
Answer: Of all the nontraded REITs tracked by Blue Vault, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust reported the most assets of $109.0...
Apollo Names Bert Crouch Head of Real Estate Equity
Apollo Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Bert Crouch has been named Partner and Head of Real Estate Equity at Apollo. Crouch will lead Apollo’s real estate equity...
Preferred Stock Part Two: The NexPoint Example
Johnathan Rickman | Blue Vault Preferred stock refers to securities that companies issue to raise capital while providing different pathways for investing in a particular...
Of all the nontraded BDCs tracked by Blue Vault, which offerings reported the most assets as of June 30, 2025?
Answer: Of all the nontraded BDCs tracked by Blue Vault, Blackstone Private Credit Fund and Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. reported the most assets of $76.7 billion and $33.3...
Your Market Perspective Can’t Wait
Marketing Intent In alternative investments, holding back your insights for the “perfect” moment can mean missing the opportunity altogether. Too often, firms pause, waiting...
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A Brief History of Alternative Investments (and the Current State of Play)
The history of alternative investments is a story of diversification, innovation, and adaptation to changing financial landscapes. Alternative investments refer to a broad category of assets that extend beyond conventional investments like stocks, bonds, and cash. “Alts” have garnered increased interest over the years as investors seek new ways to boost portfolio returns, reduce risk, and access fresh opportunities…
ExchangeRight’s Essential Income REIT Acquires $84 Million Portfolio
“Rather than taking a blind pool approach, the Essential Income REIT’s aggregation strategy begins with a large, fully identified portfolio of rigorously vetted properties…”
AI Is Only As Good As The Humans Behind It
AI Is Only As Good As The Humans Behind It September 15, 2023 | Marketing Intent With the rise of AI, people think it can do everything. But it’s important to understand AI not as all-powerful, but rather as an effective tool influenced by its human operator. In this...
Self Storage Isn’t Just For Hoarders: A Primer For Investors
Only one asset class has an average occupancy of 92% and outperformed other asset classes in 2021, self-storage.
ShopOne and its JV Partners Expand Presence in New England, Acquiring Grocery-Anchored North Providence Marketplace Shopping Center in Rhode Island
North Providence Marketplace has been a fixture of the North Providence community for over 50 years, and is considered the dominant center of its kind in the trade area.
Legendary Capital Welcomes Back Chad Whatley as Regional Sales Director
As Regional Sales Director, Chad will play a pivotal role in expanding Legendary Capital’s reach and strengthening relationships within the financial advisor community.
How many full-cycle events for nontraded REITs are documented in the upcoming 8th Edition Blue Vault Nontraded REIT Full-Cycle Performance Study?
The 8th Edition will include…
It Should Be Obvious What Rising Rates Are Doing to Commercial Real Estate
In an article we published on the Blue Vault website on September 6, 2023, we asked the question “What Happened to Ares Industrial REIT’s NAVs.” After looking at the possible relationship between Ares Industrial REIT’s NAVs over the past two years and the monthly returns posted by NAREIT’s listed REITs categorized as “Industrial” REITs, we concluded that the factors impacting listed REITs with similar investments in industrial assets couldn’t be the cause for Ares Industrial REITs relatively lackluster trends in per share NAVs…
Urban Catalyst Floats Housing Instead Of Offices At Icon/Echo
If altered, Icon/Echo could create over a thousand units from the two-acre parcel.
KBRA Releases Research – Second-Quarter 2023 Business Development Company (BDC) Ratings Compendium
KBRA releases its Business Development Company Ratings Compendium, which looks at results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, and offers a review of perpetual continuously offered non-traded BDCs as well as recent industry developments….









