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Improving Your Presentations
Are you familiar with the term “word wall?” We recently encountered many word walls during our time at a conference. Imagine this: you’re seated in a conference room, staring at a screen filled edge-to-edge with words in a small font. Despite your best efforts to squint and engage with the content, the speaker’s words become background noise. Read on for tips on avoiding the word wall and making your presentations engaging.
Apartment building construction on track to hit record high
New apartment construction is on track to top a 50-year high, with nearly 461,000 units expected to be built across the U.S. this year, according to a new report…
NAV REITs Report Barely Positive Median Total Returns for August
The median monthly total return for 16 continuously offered nontraded REIT programs (“NAV REITs”) was 0.03% in August, compared to 0.21% in June. Eight of the 16 reported positive total returns. This is the second month since November 2022 that, as a group, the continuously offered nontraded REIT programs have reported a positive median return, albeit a very small one…
Shopoff Sells Del Taco-Anchored Retail Center in Fullerton
With the sale of the corner retail, 2.69 acres of retail pads remain for sale.
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Clip: Who is UMB Bank?
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What percentage of selling commissions, dealer manager fees and offering expenses will be paid by the advisor without reimbursement in the offering by Cottonwood Communities?
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CoastalOne Launches Digital Alternative Investments Platform, Altigo, Powered by WealthForge
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Anastasia Amoroso Joins iCapital Network® as Chief Investment Strategist
Anastasia Amoroso Joins iCapital Network® as Chief Investment Strategist Renowned global investment strategist provides expert insight on private market investing...
Industry Veteran Gene Sullivan Joins Pacific Oak Capital Markets Group as Senior Regional Vice President
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According to Real Capital Analytics, where did Sealy & Company rank among active private real estate investing firms in 2020?
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Which nontraded REIT program led all others in sales in December, 2017?
Answer: Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. reported sales of $170.1 million in December, 2017.
SmartStop Asset Management, LLC Acquires 345-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Michigan Campus for $43.8 Million
“We are very pleased to complete the acquisition of this Class ’A’, institutional-quality student housing property located near one of the largest and most prestigious research universities in the country,” said H. Michael Schwartz, chief executive officer of SmartStop.
NorthStar REIT and NorthStar REIT II Shareholders Approve Merger
The stockholders of NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“NorthStar I”) and NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc., (“NorthStar II”) voted to approve the mergers of NorthStar I and NorthStar II into Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. (“CLNC”) at special meetings on January 18.
Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT Announces $3.00 Special Distribution
Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. (“the Company”) announced January 22 that its Board of Directors has declared a special distribution of $3.00 per share of common stock, subject to, and conditioned upon, all required third party consents and approvals.
Bluerock Value Exchange Sells Chace Lake DST (1031-Exchange) Investment Property
The full-cycle investment provided an 8.1% internal rate of return (IRR), including cash flow, over the approximate 5-year hold period.









