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Eagle Point Closes $30 Million Financing with Circular Services
The tailored financing reflects Eagle Point’s disciplined underwriting, focus on strong asset coverage and commitment to designing capital solutions that enhance long-term value creation for investors.
$65.9 Million Net-Leased Portfolio 70 DST Fully Subscribed, Strengthening Essential Income REIT Pipeline
The portfolio comprises 15 long-term net-leased properties diversified across 14 markets in 11 states and 198,723 square feet.
Evolution of an Asset Class: The Case for CLO BB Debt Today
The coming of age of CLO BB debt signals not just a change in perception, but a redefinition of risk, return, and opportunity in this corner of the structured credit markets.
Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund Announces a Switch to Monthly Distributions and an Increased Distribution Rate
BPRE is the only listed closed-end fund offering dedicated access to private institutional real estate – an asset class traditionally accessible only to large institutions and ultra-high-net-worth investors.
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13 of the 16 NAV REITs had Positive Returns in May 2024
Zach Mersman | Blue Vault Eleven of the sixteen continuously offered nontraded REIT programs reported declines in their Class I NAVs per share in February 2024. Four of the...
Blue Vault Performance Page Update 7-8-2024
For the period ending March 31, 2024, Blue Vault will publish 26 Interval Fund and 32 Tender Offer Fund Individual Performance Pages (IPPs). Twenty-four Interval Fund and...
Which continuously offered nontraded REIT provided the highest total return over the trailing 12-month period thru February 2024?
Answer: FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. provided Class I shareholders with an estimated 12-month total return thru February 2024 of...
ShopOne Announces CEO Transition
ShopOne Centers ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. (“ShopOne” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated U.S. shopping center investor, manager and operator, today announced that...
The Importance of Consistent Communication in Financial Advisor Relationships
Cherie Fournier | Marketing Intent In the world of alternative investments, visibility is key. However, staying consistently in front of financial advisors is a challenge...
Blue Vault Performance Page Update
These Interval Fund and Tender Offer Fund Individual Performance Pages (IPPs) are now available for Blue Vault members to view on the Blue Vault website. Newly added IPPs...
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What Government Can and Cannot Do to Make Housing “Affordable”
The U.S. has a “housing shortage” and a popular part of that theme today is an “affordable housing” shortage. Honest economists would have to question that conclusion…
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….









