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Dan Goodwin: The Challenge Facing Alternative Investments in 2023
In this Blue Vault Minute, Dan Goodwin talks about events in 2022 that pose a challenge for alternative investments in 2023.
Seeing the Effects of Higher Interest Rates on Housing Supply
Fewer builders are starting new homes amid high prices for materials and loans, and the trends are threatening housing shortages. The Fed is fighting inflation today at the cost of boosting inflation in the future. High interest rates hurt construction because they make it more expensive for developers to build…
US Homebuilder Sentiment Increases to Almost One-Year High
US homebuilder sentiment advanced in June to an 11-month high as a limited supply of existing homes continued to spark interest in new construction…
Tax Advantages of Public Nonlisted REITS
The tax laws applicable to non-listed REITs may reduce, defer or eliminate taxes. We’ll explain each of the potential tax advantages and also provide some hypothetical examples of how they work together…
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Post-pandemic Demand for Apartments and Single Family Rentals Looks Robust October 26, 2020 | Calvin Schnure | Nareit The pandemic has impacted nearly every part of the...
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Amit Khanna: Alternative Investment Platform Advancements
</p In this clip from Inside the V(ALT), Amit Khanna covers Pershing, LLC’s advancements in the ability of advisors to manage their alternative investment...
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Law Firms Are Dumping a Significant Amount of Office Space The prevalence of remote working under COVID-19 and expected layoffs are leading law firms to downsize their real...
Resource Apartment REIT III, Resource Real Estate Opportunity REITs I and II to Resume Special Redemptions
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What is the total common stock registered with the SEC in the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. ongoing offering?
What is the total common stock registered with the SEC in the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. ongoing offering? Answer: $5.0 billion, the largest maximum offering registered among all currently open nontraded REIT offerings....
Common Questions about IFCEFs
Common Questions about IFCEFs January 26, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Over the past year, Blue Vault has more closely tracked the sales of Interval Funds and nontraded Closed-End Funds (IFCEFs) and now includes their data in its research reports. The...
Deals Day: Investor snaps up Dallas office tower; Grapevine shopping center trades hands
Deals Day: Investor snaps up Dallas office tower; Grapevine shopping center trades hands Jan 23, 2017, 1:09pm CST | Candace Carlisle | Dallas Business Journal Dallas-Fort Worth ranked as the No. 2 market in the United States — behind the Austin metro — in the 38th...
A $90 Billion Debt Wave Shows Cracks in U.S. Property Boom
A $90 Billion Debt Wave Shows Cracks in U.S. Property Boom January 24, 2017, 10:18 AM EST | by Sarah Mulholland | Bloomberg A $90 billion wave of maturing commercial mortgages, leftover debt from the 2007 lending boom, is laying bare the weak links in the U.S. real...
FSI renews efforts to scrap DOL rule and push for universal standard by SEC
FSI renews efforts to scrap DOL rule and push for universal standard by SEC The trade group for independent broker-dealers will take the offensive in trying to shape the kind of fiduciary standard it believes will be advantageous for its business in the future Jan 24,...











