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Blue Vault Q1 2025 Nontraded BDC Performance Report Update 5-29-2025
Track individual Nontraded BDC performance with Blue Vault’s Individual Performance Pages. Twenty-two Q1 2025 reports are now available for members.
ExchangeRight’s First Essential Income DST Offering Fully Subscribed, Enabling Accelerated REIT Access
“We launched the Essential Income DST platform to provide investors with new accelerated access to ExchangeRight’s Essential Income REIT, which is designed to provide investors with increased diversification, enhanced liquidity, and long-term growth potential.” — Joshua Ungerecht, a managing partner at ExchangeRight.
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2025 Common and Preferred Distributions
“The Company had a solid start to the year, deploying nearly $200 million into new investments with compelling risk-adjusted returns.” — Thomas P. Majewski, Chief Executive Officer.
FSI Launches FinancialCareers.org to Attract Next-Gen Financial Advisors and Industry Leaders
New site provides career resources and job opportunities in the independent financial services industry.
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UC Investments Creates Strategic Venture with Blackstone to Invest $4 Billion in BREIT Common Shares
UC Investments Creates Strategic Venture with Blackstone to Invest $4 Billion in BREIT Common Shares January 3, 2023 | Blackstone The Office of the Chief Investment Officer...
Capital Square Promotes Mark Mercado to Executive Vice President, Investment Programs & Operations
Capital Square Promotes Mark Mercado to Executive Vice President, Investment Programs & Operations January 3, 2023 | Capital Square Capital Square, one of the...
Capital Square Acquires Class A Multifamily Community Near Miami for DST Offering
Capital Square Acquires Class A Multifamily Community Near Miami for DST Offering January 4, 2023 | Capital Square Capital Square, one of the nation’s leading sponsors of...
What property could be the first real estate acquisition by J. P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., the newest continuously offered nontraded REIT program?
What property could be the first real estate acquisition by J. P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., the newest continuously offered nontraded REIT program? Answer: On...
ExchangeRight Fully Subscribes 25-Property, $71 Million Net-Leased Portfolio
ExchangeRight Fully Subscribes 25-Property, $71 Million Net-Leased Portfolio January 3, 2023 | ExchangeRight ExchangeRight, one of the nation’s leading providers of...
Nontraded REITs with Highest Percentage of Shares Repurchased in Q3 2022
Nontraded REITs with Highest Percentage of Shares Repurchased in Q3 2022 January 3, 2023 | James Sprow | Blue Vault The announcements by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust...
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Alt investments on the rise among RIAs
Based on the success of the RIA industry, the trend of breakaway advisers interested in exploring the independent channel continues to gain momentum.
CNL Healthcare Properties II Acquires On-Campus Medical Office Building
NL Healthcare Properties II, a non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on seniors housing and healthcare properties, has purchased an on-campus medical office building in Overland Park, Kansas, for approximately $14 million.
Starwood Real Estate Income Trust’s $5 Billion NTR Offering Declared Effective
The SEC declared Starwood REIT’s $5 billion initial public offering effective on December 27, 2017.
InPoint Commercial Real Estate Income, Inc. Announces Origination of $12 Million First Mortgage Loa
InPoint Commercial Real Estate Income, Inc. (“InPoint”), a commercial mortgage real estate investment trust sub-advised by an affiliate of Sound Point Capital Management, LP, announced today that, through its operating partnership, it originated a first mortgage loan for the refinancing of a Class-A office building (the “Property”) located in the Eisenhower Avenue Corridor of Alexandria, Virginia just 10 miles south of Washington, D.C.
Which founder of a leading sponsor of alternative investment programs including a large interval fund with over $800 million in assets as of September 30, 2017, also founded a chain of bagel shops?
Answer: Ramin Kamfar, CEO of Bluerock, also founded Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.
Which nontraded REIT recently completed the sale of its last remaining property and plans to pay a final liquidating distribution to shareholders in January?
Answer: Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I sold Frisco Square in Frisco, Texas, on December 28, 2017, for $53.2 million, the last remaining property in its portfolio.
U.S. Apartment Vacancy Rate Up Slightly in Q4 2017
The US apartment vacancy rate increased slightly in the fourth quarter from the third as supply exceeded demand, according to a report from Reis Inc.
Former CNL Execs Launch Impact Investments Firm
Former CNL veterans Jeff Shafer and his brother Jonathan Shafer have launched CommonGood Capital, a financial services firm that focuses on raising capital for impact investments.
KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. to Nominate Three to Whitestone REIT Board
KBS SOR Properties LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of California-based KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Inc., submitted a notice on December 28 that it plans to nominate three people to the Houston-based real estate investment trust’s board of trustees at its 2018 annual meeting, according to a Whitestone press release.
Hines Global REIT to Pay $1.05 Special Distribution and Announces $8.98 NAV per Share
In December 2017, the board of directors of Hines Global REIT, Inc. authorized the Company to declare a distribution of $1.05 per share to all stockholders of record as of December 30, 2017, to be funded in part from the net proceeds received from the strategic sale of six assets during 2017.









