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Blackstone & QTS to spend $8bn building new data centers, as investor prepares for “once in a generation” AI boom
Blackstone’s $68 billion flagship property fund is selling assets and preparing to spend billions on data centers. The Financial Times reports that the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, or Breit, plans to pump $8bn into building new data centers through its asset QTS Data Centers, as it predicts a surge in artificial intelligence workloads…
Investments In Nontraded REITs Up 39%, But Still Far Outpaced By Withdrawals
Fundraising shot back up in June for nontraded REITs after a moribund start to 2023, but the money raised was still far less than investors pulled out of the alternative investment vehicles, according to a new report….
Practice Management: Why Innovators Pounce When Growth Slows
If you want to see how business leaders respond to a volatile climate, there’s no better vantage point than a room full of entrepreneurs. I’ve had the privilege of belonging to my local 180-member chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. EO Los Angeles has been an amazing experience for many reasons, not least of which is giving me a front-row seat to watch how different owners approach business cycles…
Barry Sternlicht: ‘Category 5 Hurricane’ Has Come For Commercial Real Estate
New distress opportunities are emerging for commercial real estate players able to weather the current storm, but buyers may need to be able to endure the current fiscal difficulties for longer than some expect, billionaire commercial real estate executive Barry Sternlicht said…
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Blackstone REIT Declares January Distributions
Blackstone REIT Declares January Distributions February 1, 2021 | James Sprow | Blue Vault On January 28, 2021, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. declared...
Lisa Robinson: Multifamily Real Estate Managing Strategies
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Dr. John Rhodes: Include Input from the Whole Team
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Amit Khanna: Why Do Advisors Use Alternative Investments?
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Resource REIT, Inc. Completes Merger of Three REITs
Resource REIT, Inc. Completes Merger of Three REITs Transactions create a $3 Billion self-managed apartment REIT January 29, 2021 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE...
Homeownership Trends Having Little Effect on Multifamily Investment
Homeownership Trends Having Little Effect on Multifamily Investment Even with a tick up in homeownership, the percentage of apartments that are vacant has not risen much...
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Advisors’ Perspectives: What are the Cons to Alternatives?
Advisors’ Perspectives: What are the Cons to Alternatives? June 16, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault We’ve been looking at the pros and cons of nontraded REITs and other alternative investments from advisors’ viewpoints. We heard from several independent Broker...
Which nontraded REIT recently changed its name to Black Creek Industrial REIT IV?
Which nontraded REIT recently changed its name to Black Creek Industrial REIT IV? Answer: Industrial Logistics Realty Trust, Inc. Learn more about Dividend Capital, the sponsor for this fund, on our Sponsor Focus page. Click...
Tax reform is noble goal—but hands off like-kind exchanges
Tax reform is noble goal—but hands off like-kind exchanges June 9, 2017 | by DAN WAGNER | Chicago Business Rarely do the interests of small businesses owners, multi-generational family farmers and a broad range of local entrepreneurs agree with almost a century of...
DOL fiduciary rule: When advisers actively seek to use BICE
DOL fiduciary rule: When advisers actively seek to use BICE Many advisers are embracing an exemption they’ve frequently derided, even though a less-contentious one is available for annuity sales June 14, 2017 | by Greg Iacurci | InvestmentNews.com To opponents...
Phoenix American Financial Services Announces Zane Doyle as New Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer For Business Development
Phoenix American Financial Services Announces Zane Doyle as New Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer For Business Development June 12, 2017 | Phoenix American Financial Services SAN RAFAEL, CA –Phoenix American Financial Services (PAFS) announced today that the...









