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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.
ASHFORD SECURITIES EXPANDS TEAM WITH STRATEGIC HIRES
Ashford Securities LLC strengthens its leadership team with dynamic new talent, signaling exciting developments in its national growth strategy and commitment to financial intermediaries—discover the seasoned professionals driving this next chapter.
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.
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Advisor, Kevin Best: Access to Sponsors at the 2023 BV Summit
In this video clip, Kevin Best (Best Times Financial) explains how networking with sponsors is an important reason to attend the 2023 Blue Vault Bowman Alts Summit March 6-8...
Publicly Traded REITs vs. Non-Traded REITs: What’s the Difference?
Publicly Traded REITs vs. Non-Traded REITs: What’s the Difference? February 20, 2023 | Edward Fernandez | Kiplinger With the equity market as volatile as ever, investors are...
Arbor Report Finds Rental Housing Insulated from Economic Contraction, Risk Factors Endure
Arbor Report Finds Rental Housing Insulated from Economic Contraction, Risk Factors Endure February 14, 2023 | Sarah Daniels | Rebusiness Online Rental housing is uniquely...
Blackstone’s Breit Lagged Public REITs in January. What to Know.
Blackstone’s Breit Lagged Public REITs in January. What to Know. February 17, 2023 | Andrew Bary | Barron’s Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, known as Breit, had a...
Gladstone Land Announces Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2022 Results
Gladstone Land Corporation (NASDAQ:LAND) (“Gladstone Land” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended...
Expiring Leases & Office Maturities, Multifamily Loan Moves, Healthy Travel Earnings
Expiring Leases & Office Maturities, Multifamily Loan Moves, Healthy Travel Earnings February 16, 2023 | The Trepp Wire Podcast In this week’s episode of The...
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No Evidence of the ‘Retail Apocalypse’ at Collegiate Retail Projects
Ten years ago, during the height of the Great Recession, I was speaking at a conference and made the argument that airport retail was the next frontier in the evolution of retail real estate. I was summarily laughed out of the room…
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REITs Complete Merger
In a press release on May 1, Griffin Capital announced the completion of the merger of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, Inc. (“GCEAR II”) with Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (“GCEAR”)…
Q4 2018 “Vault View” Webinar
Q4 2018 “Vault View” Webinar How are nontraded REITs and BDCs executing their investment strategy? Join BV for an up-to-date industry overview of 2018 REIT and BDC performance. Find out where the alts market is heading and ask your questions....
How many sponsors of nontraded REITs have raised over $1 billion since 1990?
How many sponsors of nontraded REITs have raised over $1 billion since 1990? Answer: 22 Sponsor Cumulative Capital Raise since 1990 ($ Mill) Rank AR Global $17,933.3 1 Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation $17,471.9 2 CIM Group $13,580.0 3 CNL Financial Group...
InPoint Commercial Real Estate Income Reports Changes to Offering Agreements and Bylaws
On April 29, 2019, InPoint Commercial Real Estate Income entered into the Dealer Manager Agreement with Inland Securities Corporation pursuant to which the Dealer Manager will serve as the exclusive dealer manager…
Tax Benefits Aren’t The Biggest Benefit of Opportunity Zones
Investors are lining up to buy projects in qualified opportunity zones and take advantage of the subsequent tax benefits, but the capital gains tax forgiveness is…
Oaktree’s Nontraded REIT Program Public Offering Status
Oaktree Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. was formed on July 27, 2017. The Company was organized to invest primarily in well-located, high quality commercial…
Looking at REIT Leverage versus Other Stock Market Sectors
Do we need to worry that equity REITs are carrying too much debt? I analyzed REITs listed in the S&P 1500 as of February 25, 2019 for their debt issues…
Cap Rates in the Net Lease Sector Continue to Inch Up
Cap rates in the single-tenant net lease sector continued to go up slightly in the first three months of the year, according to the most recent report from…
Update on Multifamily Rent Control Prospects
In a February article, Blue Vault illustrated the economic arguments for why rent controls do not succeed in providing more affordable rental housing for…










