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What percentage of the total assets held by 44 nontraded REITs as of March 31, 2023, were held by the largest five REITs, in terms of assets?
What percentage of the total assets held by 44 nontraded REITs as of March 31, 2023, were held by the largest five REITs, in terms of assets? Answer: Approximately 80.1% of the total assets held by 44 nontraded REITs as of March 31, 2023, ($236.4...
US Construction Spending Beats Expectations in May on Housing
U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in May as a severe shortage of houses for sale boosted outlays on single-family homebuilding…
East Resources Acquisition Company and Abacus Life Announce Completion of Business Combination
East Resources Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: ERES) (“ERES”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced the completion of its business combination with Abacus Life, a leading buyer of life insurance policies and a vertically integrated alternative asset manager specializing in specialty insurance products. ERES shareholders voted to approve the business combination at a meeting held on June 29, 2023.
Email Is Not Dead
Email Is Not Dead July 3, 2023 | Marketing Intent Evolving Your Email We recently learned that...
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Mall vacancies jump at fastest pace on record, hitting new high, as retailers cull store counts
Mall vacancies jump at fastest pace on record, hitting new high, as retailers cull store counts April 7, 2021 | Lauren Thomas | CNBC If you noticed more darkened windows and...
Ares Management Corporation Closes Oversubscribed Third U.S. Opportunistic Real Estate Fund
Ares Management Corporation Closes Oversubscribed Third U.S. Opportunistic Real Estate Fund Approximately $1.7 Billion Final Close Exceeds $1.5 Billion Target April 7, 2021...
Bluerock Capital Markets Reports Record Equity Inflows in March and $149 Million of New Equity Capital Investment Across its Institutional Product Suite
Bluerock Capital Markets Reports Record Equity Inflows in March and $149 Million of New Equity Capital Investment Across its Institutional Product Suite April 12, 2021 New...
REIT Leaders Speak Out at NYU Conference
REIT Leaders Speak Out at NYU Conference The event offered a rare opportunity to eavesdrop on conversations with Debra Cafaro, Sam Zell, Hamid Moghadam and Barry Sternlicht....
Cold Storage Facilities Will Remain “Hot” for 2021 and Beyond
Cold Storage Facilities Will Remain “Hot” for 2021 and Beyond Factors to consider when planning new cold storage construction. April 6, 2021 | Scott Skala and Jyot Parmar |...
Occupancy in Senior Housing Down 8.7% YOY
Occupancy in Senior Housing Down 8.7% YOY April 9, 2021 Occupancy in senior housing facilities dropped to a record low of 78.8% in the first quarter despite increasing...
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Do We Need to Re-Think Inflation Expectations?
Do We Need to Re-Think Inflation Expectations? October 12, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault One big question that Fed officials and economists generally are grappling with is “What’s happened to inflation?” The standard benchmark that Federal Reserve policy makers have...
Which Sponsor in the NTR sector reported the highest amount of assets under management as of June 30, 2017?
Which Sponsor in the NTR sector reported the highest amount of assets under management as of June 30, 2017? Answer: W.P. Carey reported total assets of approximately $11.0 billion across four NTRs. Learn more about W. P. Carey on the Blue Vault Sponsor Focus...
NTR Sales Flat in September While BDC Sales Fall 19%
NTR Sales Flat in September While BDC Sales Fall 19% October 13, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Sales by nontraded REITs were relatively flat in September compared to August. September sales of $282.2 million reported to Blue Vault by nontraded REIT sponsors were...
Multifamily Deliveries Slow As Of Q3: Here’s What Investors, Operators Need To Know
Multifamily Deliveries Slow As Of Q3: Here’s What Investors, Operators Need To Know October 9, 2017 | Champaign Williams | Bisnow.com Below are three quick multifamily trends to note coming out of Q3, according to data compiled by Yardi Matrix. 1. Rent Growth...
Self-Storage Builds Rise By 50% Y-O-Y
Self-Storage Builds Rise By 50% Y-O-Y October 4, 2017 | Paul Bubny | GlobeSt.com LOS ANGELES–“New construction is the hot topic in the self-storage sector,” says R. Christian Sonne, EVP of the self-storage valuation group within CBRE’s valuation & advisory...











