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US Hotel Metrics Drop in Week Ended August 26
US hotel performance weakened during the week ended August 26, matching historical seasonal patterns, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets.
How Wall Street’s REIT giants are reshaping U.S. real estate
U.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide. Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors.
Why Mutual Funds and Interval Funds Are More Different Than You Think (Liquidity Timelines are Just a Start)
With traditional stock and bond funds having performed poorly in 2022, many advisors are embracing alternative investments with uncorrelated and potentially higher returns. Most so-called “alts” are illiquid private funds that require investors to lock up their money for long periods of time before they can redeem shares, underscoring the investment principle that potential return rises with an increase in risk…
How Wall Street’s REIT giants are reshaping U.S. real estate
U.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide. Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors. KKR’s real estate business is one of the big players in the REIT game. The private equity firm manages multiple REIT funds. The KKR Real Estate Select Trust, which currently manages $1.5 billion in assets, paid a dividend of 5.4% to its investors in July 2023…
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How many employees and assets owned and operated does CIM Group have?
How many employees and assets owned and operated does CIM Group have? Answer: CIM Group has 1,000+ employees, 135 qualified urban communities, and $29.2 billion assets owned...
Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Generates Substantial Increase in NAV Growth and Capital Inflows and Reiterates Bullish Outlook
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United Development Funding IV Recommends Shareholders Reject Hedge Fund NexPoint’s Fourth Extended Hostile Tender Offer; Provides Supplemental Information
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2021 Outlook for Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones
2021 Outlook for Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones April 20, 2021 | Colin Cosgrove | Inland Real Estate Since the creation of the Qualified Opportunity Zone...
Which closed-end fund managed by NexPoint Advisors has completed the repositioning of its investment portfolio sufficient to achieve REIT status and is operating during its 2021 taxable year so that it may qualify for taxation as a REIT?
Which closed-end fund managed by NexPoint Advisors has completed the repositioning of its investment portfolio sufficient to achieve REIT status and is operating during its...
Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund Generated Highest Monthly Return Since Inception
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America’s Data Centers Deliver Results
America’s Data Centers Deliver Results October 13, 2017 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Given the destruction caused by recent hurricanes, it’s impressive to learn that internet service and the cloud remained intact and resilient, even as millions of people lost power or...
Fiduciary Fallout: Labor Department’s Fiduciary Rule Straightjackets Investors
Fiduciary Fallout: Labor Department’s Fiduciary Rule Straightjackets Investors October 11, 2017 | Brian P. O’Shea | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hard working Americans deserve the opportunity to secure a sound financial future. Because no two retirement...
Can FINRA Help Small Broker Dealer Firms Survive?
Can FINRA Help Small Broker Dealer Firms Survive? October 13, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault In an article on October 12, Robert Cook, FINRA’s new CEO, was quoted in InvestmentNews as saying at a conference of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants...
FS Investment Corporation III Amends Distribution Reinvestment and Share Repurchase Programs, Will Close Offering November 1
FS Investment Corporation III Amends Distribution Reinvestment and Share Repurchase Programs, Will Close Offering November 1 October 16, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault On October 13, 2017, FS Investment Corporation III (a nontraded BDC) amended its distribution...
FS Investment Corporation IV Amends Distribution Reinvestment and Share Repurchase Programs, Will Close Offering November 1
FS Investment Corporation IV Amends Distribution Reinvestment and Share Repurchase Programs, Will Close Offering November 1 October 16, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault On October 13, 2017, FS Investment Corporation IV (a nontraded BDC) amended its distribution...









