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Addepar acquires Arcus to boost AI capabilities
Addepar is committed to investing over $100m annually in research and development.
Real Estate Credit Leader Matthew Borstein Joins CIM Group as Managing Director, Co-Head of Credit to Continue Platform Expansion
“[Matthew Borstein] has exceptional expertise, longstanding relationships, and strategic vision, and we are proud to welcome him to CIM Group.” — Avi Shemesh, Co-Founder and Principal, CIM Group.
Blue Vault Begins Publishing Q1 2025 Nontraded BDC Performance Reports
Track individual Nontraded BDC performance with Blue Vault’s Individual Performance Pages. Fourteen Q1 2025 reports are ready for members to view today.
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Capital Raise vs. Share Redemptions by NTRs with Continuous Offerings
Historically, nontraded REIT offerings typically had closing dates two years after they were declared effective by the SEC.
Strategic Storage Growth Trust II, Inc. Acquires 587-Unit Self Storage Facility in Phoenix
Strategic Storage Growth Trust II, Inc. (“SSGT II”), a private real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC, announced on May 16 its acquisition of a 587-unit…
With April NTR sales exceeding $900 million, how does that total compare to the 3-month total for Q4 2017?
Answer: The April 2019 total NTR sales of over $912 million exceeded the three-month Q4 2017 total ($881 million) by over $30 million.
Gimme Shelter: REITs and Trade Disputes
Bickering between the United States and China has threatened to turn into a full-blown trade war, as leaders of each country have ratcheted up tariffs on imports from the other country. Analysts fear that…
Duff & Phelps Analyst Positive on REIT Valuations
Ross Prindle, managing director and global head of the real estate advisory group at Duff & Phelps, participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITwise: 2019 Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in San Antonio…
Black Creek Diversified Property Fund Sells Office Building in San Francisco for $191.5 Million
On May 6, 2019, Black Creek Diversified Property Fund Inc. completed the sale of 655 Montgomery, an office property located in San Francisco, California, comprising approximately…
Phillips Edison & Company Reports First Quarter 2019 Results; Increases Estimated Value Per Share to $11.10
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (“PECO” or the “Company”), an internally-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and one of the nation’s largest…
KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Board Recommends Rejection of MacKenzie Tender Offer
In a May 6, 2019, letter to stockholders, the board of directors of KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., recommended against selling shares for $5.15 per share to MacKenzie Capital…
Breaking Down Alternative Investment Sales
Sales by reporting nontraded REITs during Q1 2019 totaled an estimated $1.712 billion, including $1.129 billion in sales by Blackstone REIT. The total did not include sales…
Which nontraded REIT program had the second highest dollar value of real estate acquisitions in Q4 2019, after Blackstone REIT’s 123 properties for a total of $1.337 billion?
Answer: Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX, Inc. acquired 26 properties on October 1, 2018, for a total of $313.2 million.









