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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.
CIM Group Launches Permanent Power Company, Announces Power Purchase Agreement and $400 Million Financing Commitment
New platform secures a long-term power purchase agreement with investment-grade offtaker and major financing from HPS Investment Partners.
Why an Advisor’s First Impression Happens Before Your Sales Team Gets Involved
In alternative investments, where trust, clarity, and credibility are essential, advisors are constantly interpreting what your materials say about your firm—often in just a few seconds.
iCapital® and LYNK Markets Launch Inaugural Private ETN Offering with Pantheon to Expand Eligible Access to Private Markets
The partnership provides Latin American advisors and their clients with a security-based approach to private equity investing, supported by more efficient onboarding and reporting processes.
Recent News
Bluerock Value Exchange Fully Subscribes $66 Million Class A Multifamily DST in Tampa Florida
Bluerock Bluerock Value Exchange (BVEX), a 20-year, national sponsor of 1031 exchange and Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) investment programs, announced it has fully...
Nontraded BDCs Raise Record Capital, Expand Yield in Q2
Johnathan Rickman | Blue Vault As direct lending continues to attract consumers seeking flexible financing in an uncertain market, nontraded business development companies...
Baird, Sagard join forces to supercharge alternative investment access for US wealth clients
InvestmentNews A US broker-dealer and a Canadian-headquartered alternative asset manager have announced a new partnership to expand both firms’ capabilities in the US wealth...
What was the median distribution rate for all nontraded REITs in Q2 2025?
Answer: Based on Blue Vault data, the median distribution rate for all nontraded REITs in Q2 2025 was 5%. Discover...
Marketing and Sales: Bridging the Gap
Marketing Intent In the world of alternative investments, where complexity is the norm and advisor relationships are everything, your marketing and sales efforts can’t...
Sanjay Sharma to Lead SEI’s International Business
SEI SEI® (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced the expansion of Sanjay Sharma’s role to serve as CEO of SEI International. With more than 25 years of financial services...
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Daniil Shapiro: Defining Alts
Daniil Shapiro (Cerulli Associates) defines alternative investments in this video clip from the webinar…
Kimberly Flynn: The Growth of Interval Funds
Kimberly Flynn (Managing Director, Alternative Investments at XA Investments) talks about the growth of interval funds introduced by asset managers and RIAs in this Blue Vault Alts Angle video.
Marketing Intent: Marketing That Helps Bring Capital In The Door
Marketing Intent: Marketing That Helps Bring Capital In The Door May 15, 2023 | Marketing Intent If you’re not doing marketing that’s helping bring capital in the door, why are you doing it? THE REALITY IS THAT THERE’S A LOT OF MARKETING DONE IN OUR INDUSTRY THAT JUST...
Sternlicht’s Starwood Real Estate Income Trust Shakes Up Its Leadership
Barry Sternlicht’s nontraded real estate investment trust, facing redemption calls from its shareholders in a tough commercial property…
Increased Dividend for Capital Square Apartment REIT
Capital Square Apartment REIT announced that its board of directors has authorized a daily distribution rate of $0.00138 per day per share…
Real Estate Private Investment Alts Navigate Choppy Waters
Non-traded REITs and other private real estate investment alternatives have slammed headlong into some significant market challenges…
Fed’s Bowman: More rate hikes needed if inflation, job market remain strong
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday morning that if inflation remains high and the job market remains strong…
Private-credit firms see opportunity as banks tighten lending
Private-credit firms are eyeing fresh opportunities from a potential borrowing squeeze in the United States as battered regional banks tighten…
Stacy Chitty: Nontraded REIT Class T Shares Sales Loads
What is the typical class T share sales load for nontraded REITs? Find out in this Blue Vault Minute with Stacy Chitty (Managing Partner, Blue Vault).
CIM Group proposes 34-story apartment tower at 1000 La Brea in West Hollywood
The proposed development calls for clearing the Cemex site, making way for a towering 34-story building featuring 514 apartments on its upper floors – roughly 25 percent of which would be designated as affordable housing.










