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Blue Vault Nontraded REIT Q1 2025 Page Update
Twenty-four Nontraded REIT Performance Reports are now available. Stay tuned for the latest updates.
Barrier Signals in Conversations
Barrier signals are the subtle (or not-so-subtle) cues that advisors and potential investors give when they lose interest or face an obstacle in their decision-making process.
Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. Opens New Class A Self-Storage Facility in Greater Montréal
“The launch of our first location in Québec represents a pivotal step in our long-term growth strategy.” — H. Michael Schwartz, Chairman and CEO of SST VI.
Vistra Appoints Jim Lee as Executive Vice President, Sales, Global
Jim Lee’s knowledge and insights of the US market will be incredibly valuable as Vistra continues to scale-up its commercial capabilities across key origination markets in the US, UK and Greater China.
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Understanding the Terms of the Blackstone REIT Share Repurchase Plan
Understanding the Terms of the Blackstone REIT Share Repurchase Plan January 17, 2023 | James Sprow | Blue Vault It is important for shareholders and journalists reporting...
Blackstone’s BREIT and other funds curb investor redemptions
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Blackstone Venture Adds Five Data Centers in Sector’s Largest US Market
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Remote and Hybrid Work Hold Keys to the Future for Office Sector
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US Hotel Metrics Drop in Week Ended January 7
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Triton Pacific Capital Partners Announce Partnership with Integrated Pain Associates
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FIRST PERSON: Kevin Shields of Griffin Capital
Blue Vault recently had the pleasure of speaking with Kevin Shields, Chairman and CEO of Griffin Capital. In its more than 20-year history, Griffin has reached significant milestones and accomplishments, including the recent announcement that it has more than $10 billion in investor equity capital inflows since January 2012.
FIRST PERSON: Kevin Shields of Griffin Capital
Blue Vault recently had the pleasure of speaking with Kevin Shields, Chairman and CEO of Griffin Capital. In its more than 20-year history, Griffin has reached significant milestones and accomplishments, including the recent announcement that it has more than $10 billion in investor equity capital inflows since January 2012.
Which healthcare-focused nontraded REIT provided its earliest investors with an annualized average rate of return of 9.28% via its 2017 full-cycle liquidity event?
Answer: Sentio Healthcare Properties, Inc. was sold to Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors on August 31, 2017 for $14.94 per share, resulting in an average annualized return to early investors of 9.28%, according to Blue Vault’s 5th Edition Nontraded REIT Full-Cycle Performance Study.
Blackstone Real Estate Trust Updates its Monthly NAV for its Shares
On January 31, 2018, Blackstone Real Estate Trust filed a notice with the SEC announcing its updated aggregate monthly net asset value for its Class S, Class I, Class D and Class T shares of common stock…
Healthcare Trust Inc. Lowers its Monthly Distribution Rate
Effective March 1, 2018, shareholders of AR Global’s Healthcare Trust REIT (“the company” or “the REIT”) will receive…
Estimated Returns from NorthStar REIT and NorthStar REIT II in Merger with Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate
On January 31, 2018, NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“NorthStar I”) and NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc. (“NorthStar II”) merged with Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. (“CLNC”), with CLNC as the surviving company.
For the eleven nontraded REIT full-cycle events that have occurred since October 2015, which program had the highest conventional annualized rate of return to its earliest investors?
Answer: CNL Growth Properties, Inc. provided its early investors with an annualized average rate of return of 10.49%, according to Blue Vault’s Fifth Edition Nontraded REIT Full-Cycle Performance Study.
Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust Enters into Dilutive Stock Purchase Agreements
On February 14, 2018, Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into stock purchase agreements,…
Oaktree Capital Management Files New $2 Billion NTR Registration
Following other large alternative investment management firms that have filed public offerings for new nontraded REIT programs, Oaktree Capital Management LP has filed…
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Extends Share Offerings
In a February 14, 2018, SEC filing, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc. (“the REIT”), disclosed its extension of …











