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Blackstone NAV REIT Performance Outshines Cash Flow Concerns
Despite indications that Blackstone’s nontraded real estate investment trust (NAV REIT) has struggled to deliver on redemptions, the diversified fund has shown “consistently better” total returns than its peers, proving its post-pandemic staying power, Blue Vault researchers say. As more second-quarter data become available, we’re finding that Blackstone’s Real Estate Income Trust has outperformed or held steady against many of the other large NAV REITs it competes with, said Blue Vault Senior VP James Sprow on Blue Vault’s July 26 webinar, A Deeper Look at Blackstone. Sprow said this is due to several factors, including: Limited office sector exposure, a consistently positive risk-vs-return profile, and a 0.69% rise in NAV in Q2 2023 — the largest Q2 2023 rise in NAV among nontraded REITs…
IRS Extends Relief to 2023 for SECURE Act Era Designated Beneficiaries
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Notice 2023-54, in which they waived the excise tax on 2023 required minimum distribution failures committed by designated beneficiaries. This extends the waiver already provided for 2021 and 2022 under Notice 2022-53….
Private equity fundraising down 35% in Q2, Preqin says
Private equity funds worldwide had a difficult time on the fundraising trail in the second quarter, raising a combined $106.7 billion, down from $164.4 billion in the prior quarter and also down from $165.3 billion in the year-earlier quarter, according to a just-released Preqin report….
REITs: What’s Ahead for the Second Half of 2023
As we look ahead to the second half of 2023, the economic and commercial real estate (CRE) environment will continue to be shaped by global central banks’ fight against inflationary pressures that have been more persistent than expected….
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InPoint Commercial Real Estate Income Reports NAVs
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Blackstone’s Pre-Covid-19 Portfolio Shifts Have Turned Out Well
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REIT FFO Rises 8.1% Y-O-Y
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Why predictions of a ‘retail apocalypse’ are overblown
Why predictions of a ‘retail apocalypse’ are overblown May 19, 2017 | by Robert K. Futterman | CNBC The prevailing viewpoint today is that a retail apocalypse is upon the American market, that it will bring the death of shopping malls, and that e-commerce is largely...
Cap Rates Head Up For Casual Dining Sector
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Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Acquires Five-Building Senior Housing Portfolio in Greater St. Louis
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Acquires Five-Building Senior Housing Portfolio in Greater St. Louis May 26, 2017 | by MACIEJ HEYMAN | PRNewswire ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Company, LLC, the co-sponsors...
Nontraded REIT Pros and Cons – Putting it All Together
Nontraded REIT Pros and Cons – Putting it All Together May 26, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault We’ve been looking at the pros and cons of nontraded REITs for individual investors. To sum things up, nontraded REITs may be appropriate for investors who can set...









