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Blackstone Agrees to Buy Tricon Residential for $3.5B, Take Company Private
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT), already has an 11 percent ownership stake in Tricon Residential following a $240 million equity purchase in 2020.
Leitbox – ‘All-Time Highs’ – Warning
While this boom may seem like a response to housing demands, it could lead to an oversupply in the market, especially if economic conditions change or if the actual demand for these new apartments fails to meet projections.
Morningstar To Use iCapital to Help Advisors Access Alternatives
The goal is to bring the same kind of unbiased evaluation of alternative investments as Morningstar brought to mutual funds, and help advisors “see” the investments working inside the client’s total portfolio.
CAIS Debuts ‘CAIS Live’: A Nationwide Alternative Investment Education Program for Independent Financial Advisors
CAIS Live intends to organize up to 100 events nationwide per year, reaching over 15,000 independent advisors,” said Matt Brown, Founder and CEO of CAIS.
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Last month, the IRS released new guidance for opportunity zone investments in relation to the pandemic. The benefits are potentially significant for opportunity zone investors, and extend…
Abandoning Alts Is Shortsighted
In recent months, a spate of independent broker-dealers and registered investment advisers have suspended sales of retail alternative investments, including interval funds and…
Which nontraded REIT recently reported rent collections for May 2020, at 97% vs. 97% for April 2020, and reported 100% of rents collected for its Office and Industrial assets in May?
Answer: Starwood Real Estate Income Trust reported rent collections in May for its four asset classes: Multifamily (95% vs. 96% in April)…
HMS Proposes New Advisory Agreement, Suspends Distributions
On July 1, 2020, HMS Income Fund (“HMS” or “the Company”) filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC which includes a proposal for shareholder approval…
CIM Group Launches CIM Real Assets & Credit Fund
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