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Alts Lingo for Beginners: How to Make an Informed Pitch
Alternative investments terminology can sometimes seem contradictory, but it’s important to understand the lingo in order to make an informed pitch to investors.
Which investment firm managing over $100 billion in assets was announced to be acquired by BlackRock in December 2024?
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Blue Vault Publishes Q4 2024 Nontraded REIT Industry Review
Blue Vault published its Q4 2024 Nontraded REIT Industry Review. The review compiles industry statistics that allow you to compare distribution rates, total assets, FFO payout ratios, and more.
Broker-Dealers: The Alts Ecosystem’s Salesforce
“A financial advisor has to be in tune with what’s on their broker-dealer’s platform before they can talk to their investors about opportunities.” — Catherine Bowman, The Bowman Law Firm
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New Disclosure Requirements for Public REITs’ Share Repurchases
New Disclosure Requirements for Public REITs’ Share Repurchases June 14, 2023 | JD Supra On May 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final...
US Hotel Occupancy Up Sequentially, Down YOY in Week Ending June 10
US Hotel Occupancy Up Sequentially, Down YOY in Week Ending June 10 June 15, 2023 | Muhammad Hammad Asif | S&P Global Market Intelligence US hotel performance improved...
How REITs Hedge Variable Rate Debt
How REITs Hedge Variable Rate Debt June 15, 2023 | James Sprow | Blue Vault With the rise in interest rates since March 2022 when the Federal Reserve first began...
Q1 2023 Published Reports as of June 19
Q1 2023 Nontraded REIT and BDC Published Performance Reports as of June 19 Nontraded REIT (newly published performance reports are in bold font) Apollo Realty Income...
StratCap Hires Bill Wolfe as Regional Vice President for its Northeast Territory
StratCap Securities, LLC (“StratCap”), a foremost wholesale distributor of alternative investment offerings, has announced the hiring of Bill Wolfe as Regional Vice...
Looking Ahead: REIT Valuations Signal Lower Private Asset Values Are Coming
Looking Ahead: REIT Valuations Signal Lower Private Asset Values Are Coming June 14, 2023 | Barbara Ballinger | Globest In a recent analysis by CBRE, one conclusion reached...
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Blackstone Buys Industrial Portfolio with $218M Loan
The Blackstone Group Inc. unit Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. secured a $217.5 million loan to purchase a 27-building industrial portfolio across the…
How Has the Lockdown Impacted Commercial Real Estate Sales and Prices?
Commercial real estate markets have been in lockdown along with the rest of the country. The most visible sign of this lockdown is the collapse of sales transactions…
Among the nontraded REITs reporting estimated net asset values (NAVs) per share as of May 31, 2020, which REITs reported increases from the previously announced net asset values per share?
Answer: At least six REITs reported increases in NAVs as of May 31, 2020, compared to the most recently announced previous…
Hines Global REIT Finalizes Liquidation
Hines Global REIT Inc. completed its liquidation by transferring its entire assets and liabilities to the newly created HGR Liquidating Trust in exchange for…
For the 11 nontraded REITs that reported estimated NAVs per share as of May 31, 2020, how many reported increases since their most recent previous NAVs per share?
Answer: Six of the 11 nontraded REITs reported increases in their estimated net asset values per share as of…
ExchangeRight Q2 Rent Collections Update
PASADENA, Calif. – ExchangeRight is pleased to announce that it has collected 100% of April, May, and June rent from all of its tenants on behalf of investors and has…
Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT Acquires 559 Rental Home Portfolio
On July 1, 2020, Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) acquired, through its subsidiaries, Battery Point Trust Inc., a Maryland corporation…
Inside the Opportunity Zone Relief Benefits
Last month, the IRS released new guidance for opportunity zone investments in relation to the pandemic. The benefits are potentially significant for opportunity zone investors, and extend…
Abandoning Alts Is Shortsighted
In recent months, a spate of independent broker-dealers and registered investment advisers have suspended sales of retail alternative investments, including interval funds and…
Which nontraded REIT recently reported rent collections for May 2020, at 97% vs. 97% for April 2020, and reported 100% of rents collected for its Office and Industrial assets in May?
Answer: Starwood Real Estate Income Trust reported rent collections in May for its four asset classes: Multifamily (95% vs. 96% in April)…









