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Homes Are Selling for Near-Record Highs as Supply Falls to New Low, Demand Picks Up
A record low number of homes for sale combined with an uptick in homebuyer demand propped up housing prices in June, even as elevated mortgage rates kept many buyers on the sidelines. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The median U.S. home sale price was $426,056 in June, just 1.5% ($6,341) below the all-time high of $432,397 set in May 2022…
StratCap Acquires Approximately $90 Million in Digital Infrastructure Assets
“The ongoing deployment of 5G networks and continuous increases in mobile data usage are catalyzing both growth and investor appetite in what we believe is a very resilient sector.”
How many interval funds reported total assets of at least $1 billion as of March 31, 2023?
How many interval funds reported total assets of at least $1 billion as of March 31, 2023? Answer:...
ExchangeRight REIT Completes 506(c) Conversion Following Successful Public Reporting Launch
ExchangeRight, one of the nation’s leading providers of diversified real estate DST and REIT investments, has announced that the ExchangeRight Essential Income REIT has converted to a 506(c) offering as of July 6 following its successful transition to a publicly reporting company as of June 26 to better serve the registered representatives, broker dealers, advisors, and institutions with whom the REIT works to offer its shares…
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Opportunity Zones: Past, Present, and Future, with Rachel Reilly
Opportunity Zones: Past, Present, and Future, with Rachel Reilly December 2, 2020 | Jimmy Atkinson | OpportunityDb With a new President taking office next month, what does...
Which five sponsors reported sales of non-listed preferred equity to Blue Vault in October 2020?
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Survey: Office Demand Resilient Amid Stress
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A New Setback for Big Cities as Return to the Office Fades
A New Setback for Big Cities as Return to the Office Fades The low level of employees back at their workplaces is intensifying pain for cities geared toward office life...
Homebuyers Brace for Pain in a Post-Pandemic Market: Conor Sen
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Are REITs Like Bonds: Why or Why Not?
Are REITs Like Bonds: Why or Why Not? With the Federal Reserve finally beginning to raise short-term interest rates from the historical lows over the last several years, we may want to compare REITs to bonds and consider the ways in which investor returns from...
Lightstone Closes $85.3 Million Loan for Exclusive Upper East Side Development
Lightstone Closes $85.3 Million Loan for Exclusive Upper East Side Development March 23, 2017 | Lightstone NEW YORK, March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/—The national real estate investor/developer, Lightstone, announced today the closing of financing for 40 East End Avenue, a...
Blackstone’s REIT Buys $116M of Mortgage-backed Securities
Blackstone’s REIT Buys $116M of Mortgage-backed Securities March 27, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault In March 2017, the REIT purchased $116 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities issued by a trust sponsored by Goldman Sachs, and secured by a...
CNL Healthcare Properties II Lowers Fees in Current Offering
CNL Healthcare Properties II Lowers Fees in Current Offering March 27, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On March 20, 2017, the REIT and CNL Securities Corp., its dealer manager, entered into an Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement, which amends and restates...
NTR Subscribers, the “Blue Vault Brief – 2016 Nontraded NTR Year In Review” is now available online!
NTR Subscribers, the “Blue Vault Brief – 2016 Nontraded NTR Year In Review” is now available online! Log in to the Blue Vault website, this report can be found under “Subscriber-Only Research”, then “Briefs – Years In...










