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Harrison Street Advances $1.2 Billion Senior Housing Development Pipeline
The announcement highlights continued investor confidence in demographic-driven real estate and the long-term outlook for the senior housing sector.
Advisor Survey Reinforces Growing Demand for Alternative Investments
95% of Advisors Now Use Alternative Investments, Survey Finds
Inland Strengthens Institutional Executive Team with Two Strategic Hires
The appointments reflect the Company’s continued focus on building an experienced team to support the disciplined growth of its institutional platform.
Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Trust Names Jack Viellieu Chief Operating Officer
The incoming COO steps up from Blue Owl’s digital infrastructure investment team as Bradley Berkley departs on amicable terms.
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Based on Blue Vault’s current coverage of interval funds, how many of them are focused primarily on real estate?
Answer: Of the 81 interval funds currently tracked by Blue Vault, 15 are focused primarily on real estate. Discover...
ExchangeRight Grows REIT Pipeline with Full Subscription of All-Cash 13 DST
ExchangeRight ExchangeRight has announced the full subscription of Net-Leased All-Cash 13 DST, growing the acquisition pipeline for ExchangeRight’s Essential Income REIT....
Based on the universe of tender offer funds tracked by Blue Vault — and on the most recent filings — how much did the tender offer funds industry raise in the first half of 2025?
Answer: Based on the universe of tender offer funds tracked by Blue Vault — and on the most recent filings — tender offer funds raised $11.7 billion in the first half of...
Why Choose a REIT Over Other Investment Vehicles?
In this short clip, Andrew Deck reflects on a private equity manager’s unique view of success — when educating investors leads them to realize an opportunity isn’t the right...
Driving Growth with Unified Marketing and Sales Messaging
Marketing Intent Consider this scenario: after months of meticulous preparation, having internalized every talking point, you enter a meeting with an advisor fully confident...
SEI Increases Stock Share Repurchase Program by $650 Million
SEI The Board of Directors of SEI Investments Company approved an increase in its stock repurchase program by an additional $650 million, increasing the available...
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Do We Have The Capacity To Take On Your Next Project?
Clients often ask how we know we have the capacity to take on one of their projects? The answer lies in project management. We’re dedicated to maintaining a high level of project management in both our systems and our personnel to understand our capacity, accurately estimate when we can deliver projects and so that we can provide our clients with high-quality deliverables.
Transfer Agent Case Study: Switching to a New Provider
There is nothing more frustrating than an underperforming transfer agent. Errors, omissions, delays and miscommunications cause investor dissatisfaction, advisor frustration, missed deadlines – all the problems you hoped to avoid by outsourcing back-office processes. Switching transfer agents is sometimes necessary but many managers are daunted by the prospect of a conversion of investor and historical data to the system of a new transfer agent. They need not be.
A Curious Look at Commercial Real Estate Cap Rates
In this article we ask the question, “Which came first, the market value or the cap rate?” Does that question sound familiar? It should, since it really is like the classic “chicken or egg” conundrum. The fact is cap rates do not determine market values and market values do not determine cap rates. But, each determines the other. Confusing, isn’t it?
How Interest Rate Caps and Swaps Are Used by Non-Traded REITs
Non-traded REITs utilize different types of financial contracts to hedge their variable rate debts to protect themselves financially from changes in interest rates…
US Hotel Metrics Edge Lower in Week Ended August 12
US hotel performance declined during the week ended Aug. 12, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets…
Blue Vault Begins Publishing Q2 2023 Performance Reports
Blue Vault Begins Publishing Q2 2023 Performance Reports Blue Vault began publishing Q2 2023 NTR and BDC Individual Performance Reports today with the release of the following nontraded REIT pages: CNL Healthcare Properties Q2 2023 Healthcare Trust Q2 2023 Highlands...
What was Blackstone’s Floating Rate Enhanced Income Fund Class I annualized distribution rate as of March 31, 2023?
The fund’s annualized distribution rate…
Investing For Grownups: Why Asset Allocation Matters
Where you invest is important, but the amount you invest in each type of investment is also significant. Advisors traditionally recommend a 60/40 investment portfolio. This means that 60% of investments are in stocks and 40% in bonds, or 60% is at higher risk than the other 40%. However, history tells us that this traditional model of investing in stocks and bonds is not as effective as the model that endowments (think Harvard and Yale) use. Over the last 30 years, the average return in the US for someone using the 60/40 model is 8.2%, not bad. But, the Endowment Model Yale earned 13.1% over the same 30 years…
Doing More Of What Really Matters
Doing More Of What Really Matters August 23, 2023 | Marketing Intent The book, Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown struck a chord with us when we think about marketing for our clients. The premise of the book is to understand what’s...
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