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Strategic Advisor Engagement: Q&A with Marketing Intent
Once alternative investment firms truly understand their audience, their messaging becomes more relevant, and their results improve.
NexPoint Launches Small Bay III DST Offering
Offering includes two small bay industrial assets in Florida and Texas.
Short Videos are Powerful
Beyond the format itself, video brings a unique opportunity to show the human side of your firm.
Emma Skedgel Joins SEI’s Defined Contribution Team
Appointment reinforces commitment to client service, better member outcomes.
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Stakeholder Buy-In: With Data And Insights, You Can Build Bridges
Marketing Intent In the alternative investment industry, getting stakeholder buy-in for marketing initiatives can be a significant challenge. You might be fully aware of...
What’s the best way to transform your advisory practice into a savvy alts shop?
Answer: Data. If you’re looking to leap into alts, you need access to independent, credible third-party data to conduct due diligence. Become a Blue Vault member today and...
Roaring ‘20s Redux? Explore Bull Market Upsides at January Community Groups Meeting
Johnathan Rickman | Blue Vault Despite prolonged inflationary pressures and higher interest rates, financial markets have steadily rebounded from their post-pandemic lows,...
ExchangeRight Recruits Bill Auble as Senior Vice President of the Great Plains Region
ExchangeRight ExchangeRight, one of the nation’s leading providers of diversified real estate DST and REIT investments, has announced that Bill Auble has joined its growing...
Peachtree Group Appoints Industry Veteran Josh Rubinger to SVP of National Accounts
Business Wire | Peachtree Group Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) announced today that Josh Rubinger has joined as senior vice president of national accounts for...
2025 Outlook Q&A: Model Portfolios, UMAs Are the Next Phase for Alts Adoption
David Bodamer | WealthManagement.com The explosion of registered funds, continued tech developments, and the move by many big-name alternative asset managers into the wealth...
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When GAAP Doesn’t Make Sense: A Nontraded REIT Example
In preparing the 4th Quarter nontraded REIT report for RREEF Property Trust, Inc., a nontraded REIT that Blue Vault…
Rent growth drops back to pre-pandemic levels, but some markets are falling much harder
Apartment rents have increased slightly for the past few months, as the seasonally stronger spring activity kicks in. But in March…
Considering the When and the Why of a Corporate Rebrand
Considering the When and the Why of a Corporate Rebrand March 29, 2023 | Abby Salameh | CAIS There are three actions businesses should consider when deciding to rebrand a firm: understand your core stakeholders, study brand perception in the market, and get your...
CAIS Modernizes Brand to Reflect Role in Transforming the World of Alternative Investing
CAIS Modernizes Brand to Reflect Role in Transforming the World of Alternative Investing March 28, 2023 | CAIS CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform, today announced a modernized brand refresh to reflect CAIS’ leadership role in transforming the world of...
PATRIZIA and iCapital Announce Partnership to Expand Private Wealth Offering
PATRIZIA and iCapital Announce Partnership to Expand Private Wealth Offering March 28, 2023 | ffnews.com PATRIZIA, a leading partner for global real assets, and iCapital, a global fintech platform...
Half-Empty Office Buildings Will Likely Lead to Higher Taxes for All Property Owners
A topic that doesn’t come up often enough when discussing the future of office is property taxes. Because the money that comes…
How Much Strain Is the Commercial Real Estate Market Showing? It’s a Complex Issue.
It is a precarious time for commercial real estate investors. It’s not clear if the worst of the fallout from the failures…
Secondary Marketplaces Offer New Liquidity Options As Nontraded REITs Limit Redemptions
In the first week since LODAS Markets listed Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust shares, the secondary marketplace saw more interest…
Blackstone, Starwood Now on Online Marketplace for Secondary CRE Trades
LODAS Markets, which runs an automated online marketplace that matches buyers and sellers of alternative and real estate investments…
How many continuously offered nontraded REITs had annualized distribution yields above 5.00% as of February 2023?
How many continuously offered nontraded REITs had annualized distribution yields above 5.00% as of February 2023? Answer: Eight NAV REITs (continuously offered nontraded REITs) had annualized distribution yields greater than 5.00% in February 2023. They were led by FS...











