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What was Blackstone’s Floating Rate Enhanced Income Fund Class I annualized distribution rate as of March 31, 2023?
The fund’s annualized distribution rate…
Investing For Grownups: Why Asset Allocation Matters
Where you invest is important, but the amount you invest in each type of investment is also significant. Advisors traditionally recommend a 60/40 investment portfolio. This means that 60% of investments are in stocks and 40% in bonds, or 60% is at higher risk than the other 40%. However, history tells us that this traditional model of investing in stocks and bonds is not as effective as the model that endowments (think Harvard and Yale) use. Over the last 30 years, the average return in the US for someone using the 60/40 model is 8.2%, not bad. But, the Endowment Model Yale earned 13.1% over the same 30 years…
Doing More Of What Really Matters
Doing More Of What Really Matters August 23, 2023 | Marketing Intent The book, Essentialism – The...
Is Every Commercial Office Property in Trouble?
Why Not All Office Space Is Created Equal
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What are the two Reg. D funds sponsored by Strategic Capital Fund Management that invest in digital infrastructure?
What are the two Reg. D funds sponsored by Strategic Capital Fund Management that invest in digital infrastructure? Answer: Strategic Wireless Instructure Fund invests in...
Griffin Capital Closes on 10th Land Acquisition in Qualified Opportunity Zones
Griffin Capital Closes on 10th Land Acquisition in Qualified Opportunity Zones Griffin Capital announces the closing on the site for its 10th multi-family development in a...
Pacific Oak Capital Advisors Acquires Portfolio of Seven Single-Family Homes in Continued Southeastern Expansion
Pacific Oak Capital Advisors Acquires Portfolio of Seven Single-Family Homes in Continued Southeastern Expansion April 14, 2021 MEMPHIS (Apr. 14, 2021)—Pacific Oak Capital...
How many single family homes did NexPoint’s VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc., a private REIT, own as of March 1, 2021?
How many single family homes did NexPoint’s VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc., a private REIT, own as of March 1, 2021? Answer: VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc. owned 13,000+...
Micro Trends: Conversation with JLL on Growth in Life Sciences Real Estate
Micro Trends: Conversation with JLL on Growth in Life Sciences Real Estate April 14, 2021 | Mortgage Bankers Association Newslink Interest in life sciences real estate has...
Cottonwood Communities Reports Preferred Offering Status
Cottonwood Communities Reports Preferred Offering Status April 13, 2021 On November 8, 2019, Cottonwood Communities, Inc. launched a best-efforts private placement offering...
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Which nontraded REIT program led the sector in real property acquisitions in Q2 2017?
Which nontraded REIT program led the sector in real property acquisitions in Q2 2017? Answer: Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust led the NTR sector with $1.36 billion in real property acquisitions. Learn more about Blackstone Group on the Blue Vault Sponsor...
Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues
Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues September 8, 2017 | DI Wire Vereit (NYSE: VER), the publicly-traded real estate investment trust formerly known as American Realty Capital Properties and parent company of Cole Capital, has filed a complaint in U.S...
Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title?
Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title? September 8, 2017 | Kenneth Corbin | OnWallStreet.com Fee-only advisors often struggle to impress upon investors the fundamental differences between their fiduciary business model and that of, say, a commission-drive...
Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle
Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle September 7, 2017 | Matt Day | Seattle Times Amazon.com has outgrown Seattle. The online retail giant, which employs about 40,000 people in the city after a hiring boom and urban build-out with little...
KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate
KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate September 11, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Following a lengthy process of evaluating strategic alternatives for KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc. and an aggressive campaign to market the...









