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Urban Catalyst Breaks Ground on Aquino, a Premier Multifamily Development in Downtown West San Jose
Aquino is among the first major projects to advance under San Jose’s Multifamily Housing Incentive Program, which the City Council approved in December to spur housing production.
Bluerock Value Exchange Fully Subscribes $66 Million Class A Multifamily DST in Tampa Florida
Bluerock reported that it has sponsored more than $2.8 billion in full-cycle and on-going 1031 exchange programs.
Nontraded BDCs Raise Record Capital, Expand Yield in Q2
The nontraded BDC industry experienced a third consecutive quarter of growth in Q2 while generating robust total returns through the first half of the year.
Baird, Sagard join forces to supercharge alternative investment access for US wealth clients
The partnership represents a significant milestone for the asset manager as it seeks to build a globally scaled platform focused on middle-market opportunities.
Recent News
John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: June 3, 2024 Ex...
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Monthly Common Shares Distribution of $0.085 per Share
Business Wire XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (the “Trust”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.085 per share on the Trust’s common...
Industrial Property Sector Overview
Bluerock Industrial buildings are critical in the nation’s storage and distribution of goods. There are approximately 19 billion square feet of industrial space of all types...
Capital Square Delivers 226% Equity Multiple in Georgia Multifamily Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) to UPREIT Transaction
Capital Square Capital Square, one of the nation’s leading sponsors of tax-advantaged real estate investments and an active developer and manager of housing...
Blue Vault Publishes Q1 2024 NTR & BDC Performance Reports
These Individual Performance Pages are now available for Blue Vault members to view on the Blue Vault website. NTR Ares Real Estate Income Trust Q1 2024 BGO Industrial Real...
Storage Units Income Fund II Increases Additional Preferred Return to 5%
Storage Units Capital Storage Units Capital, a self-storage real estate investment firm, announced today that Storage Units Income Fund II, LLC has increased the additional...
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Business districts have a vacancy problem. The white-collar workers around the US who fled city centers at the start of the pandemic…
Multifamily Deals Continued to Pile In During a Busy First Quarter
Skyrocketing rents are continuing to drive interest from investors of all types towards multifamily properties across…
Results of Marcus & Millichap First Half 2022 CRE Investor Sentiment Survey
Marcus & Millichap’s John Chang, Senior VP, Director, Research Services, shared the investor survey results, showing opinion…
What High Inflation and Higher Interest Rates Will Mean for Commercial Real Estate
U.S. inflation hit a 40-year high at 8.5% in March according to the Labor Department’s announcement on April 12. There have…
“Parking Lot Index” says workers are coming back to the office
It’s more than a little ironic: with all the debate over returning to the office, we at Urban Catalyst have lately found it more difficult…
Starwood REIT Buys 7 in Phoenix for $345M
ReNUE Properties has sold its seven-property affordable housing portfolio, making for one of the largest affordable housing…
Bluerock Residential Shareholders OK Takeover by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc. shareholders approved the company’s planned acquisition by the affiliates of Blackstone Real…
How many nontraded REITs had open offerings as of December 31, 2021?
How many nontraded REITs had open offerings as of December 31, 2021? Answer: There were 15 nontraded REITs raising capital as of December 31,...
Return to Office Outlook
Omicron a minor setback, but attitudes are shifting. Before the omicron wave, office leasing activity had reached its highest…
Publicly-Traded REITs Enjoyed a Strong Bounce Back in March
The year got off to a rocky start with two straight months of declining total returns, but REITs ended the first quarter on a hot streak…










