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Blackstone Redemption Requests Down to a Trickle
BREIT reported that its received $1.8B in redemption requests in November, an 18% drop from the previous month and a 66% decline from January, when the withdrawal requests peaked.
Blue Vault Begins Publishing Q3 2023 Performance Reports
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What was the median weighted average interest rate for the debt of nontraded REITs as of June 30, 2023?
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US Home Prices Continue Upward Trajectory in September
“Prospective home buyers experienced another difficult month due to the persistent lack of housing inventory and the highest mortgage rates in a generation,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors, said in a Nov. 21 news release.
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US Hotel Occupancy in Week Ended Oct. 16 Hits Peak Since Mid-August – STR
US Hotel Occupancy in Week Ended Oct. 16 Hits Peak Since Mid-August – STR October 21, 2021 | Maera Tezuka Hotel occupancy in the U.S. during the week ended Oct. 16 rose to...
When Raising Money Is Not the Problem: S2 Capital’s Scott Everett on Current Multifamily Dynamics
When Raising Money Is Not the Problem: S2 Capital’s Scott Everett on Current Multifamily Dynamics October 21, 2021 | Jenn Elliot By leveraging its custom, proprietary...
Property Sales Shattered Records in Q3 2021
Property Sales Shattered Records in Q3 2021 October 21, 2021 | Lynn Pollack Prices have increased by 18% this year and are 8% higher than pre-pandemic levels. Sales of...
Cottonwood Communities Portfolio Update and September 30, 2021, NAV Calculation
Cottonwood Communities Portfolio Update and September 30, 2021, NAV Calculation October 21, 2021 | James Sprow | Blue Vault The following is from an October 20 8-K filing by...
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Completes Acquisition of $3.2 Billion Portfolio
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Completes Acquisition of $3.2 Billion Portfolio October 21, 2021 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (“BREIT”)...
The Pandemic Has Shopping Center REITs Doing Better Than Ever
The Pandemic Has Shopping Center REITs Doing Better Than Ever October 21, 2021 | Kyle Hagerty Investors looking for gains in commercial real estate have been left scratching...
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Do Nontraded REITs Have Exposure to Bank Branch Closures?
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, bank branch closings are continuing to outpace new openings, as customers are using more online and mobile banking services. According to a June 5 article by Chris Hudgins at S&P Global, branch closings reached an all-time annual…
The Impacts of Accounting Standard ASC Topic 842 on NTR Balance Sheets
On January 1, 2019, nontraded REITs adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC Topic 842. The change in accounting standards potentially impacts both the assets and the liabilities…
As of May 31, 2019, approximately how many Qualified Opportunity Funds have been announced?
Answer: Blue Vault has identified at least 155 Qualified Opportunity Funds as of May 31, 2019. The total announced offering amounts for those funds exceed $36 billion.
The Repurposed, Revitalized and Redeveloped Shopping Center
“The store is really the core strategy for both physical and digital growth.” That is according to Laurie Mahowald, VP of real estate at Target Corp. She was one panelist who spoke on a repurposed and revitalized panel at ICSC RECon here in Las Vegas and said that two…
REIT Outlook and Top Real Estate Issues to Watch for in 2019
Will the economy maintain momentum in 2019, boosting demand for commercial real estate, and keeping property prices on their upward path? Or are there signs of weakening in the foundation that could lead to a downturn? Will the Fed keep raising interest rates, or are they…











