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US Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR Tick Down in Week Ended July 29
US hotel performance showed mixed results during the week ended July 29, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets. Occupancy slightly dropped to 72.2% from 72.9% a week earlier and was up 0.6% from the comparable week in 2022.
Explainer: Moody’s latest views on the US government: The last triple-A standing
Moody’s remains the last of the three major credit rating agencies to maintain a top rating for the United States, after Fitch cut the sovereign rating earlier this week and Standard & Poor’s lowered it in 2011…
U.S. Industrial Leasing Down A ‘Staggering’ 47% From Last Year: JLL
The industrial sector is still delivering a wave of development across the country that started during the pandemic-era boom, but new data shows demand is not keeping up with the pace of new supply….
Rising Interest Rates a Boon for Blackstone BDC, Interval Fund Investors
As interest rates continue to rise, investors in Blackstone’s business development company (BDC) and interval fund are seeing a similar spike in distribution payments, reflecting the asset manager’s profit-generating prowess amid extended economic turbulence. On Blue Vault’s July 26 webinar, A Deeper Look at Blackstone, Senior Financial Analyst Luke Schmidt said both funds are performing very well, with Blue Vault data revealing healthy returns from the funds’ respective investments in software, healthcare, IT services, and other resilient industries…
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Grier Eliasek: Prospect’s Four Lines of Business
In this clip, Grier Eliasek (President and Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Capital Corporation) reviews Prospect Capital’s lines of...
Clip: Prospect’s Four Lines of Business
Clip: Prospect’s Four Lines of Business In this clip, Grier Eliasek (President and Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Capital Corporation) reviews Prospect Capital’s...
Inside the V(ALT), with Grier Eliasek [full episode]
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REITs Declined Last Week, Reversing Part of Recent Gains
REITs Declined Last Week, Reversing Part of Recent Gains February 22, 2021 | Calvin Schnure | Nareit REIT share prices declined last week, reversed a part of their recent...
ExchangeRight Achieves 100% Rent Collections in 2020 for All of Its Net-Leased Offerings
ExchangeRight Achieves 100% Rent Collections in 2020 for All of Its Net-Leased Offerings February 23, 2021 | ExchangeRight PASADENA, Calif. – ExchangeRight has...
Registration is Now Open for 2021 Alts Week
Registration is Now Open for 2021 Alts Week Today is the day! Registration is open for the 2021 Blue Vault Bowman Summit. Sign up now for the premier event in Alternative...
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How generational differences influence path to purchase July 6, 2017 | by MARIANNE WILSON | Chain Store Age Despite plenty of generational differences, there is one thing that shoppers of all ages put a priority on. Customer service ranks as the number one factor...
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Cap Rates Drop as Competition for Medical Office Buildings Heats Up
Cap Rates Drop as Competition for Medical Office Buildings Heats Up The intense vying for urgent care centers, surgery centers and other outpatient medical facilities is driving down cap rates in the sector. July 10, 2017 | by Donna Mitchell | National Real Estate...
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Top 6 Issues Affecting Commercial Real Estate June 29, 2017 | by Saraf Ahmed | BISNOW Political volatility, tech disruption and rising sea levels — these are but a few of the issues on the minds of commercial real estate professionals and policymakers globally. The...
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