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Asset Manager Perspectives

September 11, 2019

Resource’s Outlook on Late-cycle Real Estate Investing

Resource’s Outlook on Late-cycle Real Estate Investing August 27, 2019 | James Sprow | Blue Vault The Federal Reserve’s recent pivot to a “mid-cycle adjustment” on interest rates, combined with further tensions in the United States’ trade war with China, have ushered volatility back to equity markets. The S&P continues to dance as we enter…

August 13, 2019

Strategic Student & Senior Housing Rides Demographic Waves

There are three trends and related strategies that combine to make a nontraded REIT program that invests in two distinct asset types both...

August 6, 2019

A Look at the Proposed Merger of Carter Validus Mission Critical REITs

The proposed merger of Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT (“REIT I”) into Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II (“REIT II”) was announced...

July 8, 2019

Commercial Real Estate Is Strong … If You Know Where to Look

You assess the lay of the land: buildings all around you are rising from vacant turf. Commercial real estate appears strong, but investing for the future requires...

June 4, 2019

Accessing Direct Lending with Interval Funds

While interval funds have been around for many years, their popularity did not begin to grow until more recently. The flexibility in investment options has drawn interest from investors who crave access to the alternative space but do not want to be limited to the stricter investment...

June 3, 2019

How Co-working, Labor Costs, and M&A May Impact Real Estate Investing

Ethereal drivers like the government and politics seem to have a stranglehold on the media optics of real estate investing: the polarization of D.C., while creating volatility and opportunity, continue to drive eyes and form sentiment...

March 27, 2019

Shifts in Credit Markets Highlight Importance of Active Management

Fundamental changes in today’s credit markets are occurring in the later stages of the business cycle, a situation that puts investors’ appetite for risk back under...

November 13, 2018

FIRST PERSON: SmartStop Asset Management’s John Strockis on Student Housing Investments

FIRST PERSON: SmartStop Asset Management’s John Strockis on Student Housing Investments November 12, 2018 | SmartStop Asset Management John Strockis, as Chief Investment Officer – Student and Senior Housing for SmartStop Asset Management (SmartStop), is directly responsible for SmartStop’s overall strategic direction and oversight of all acquisitions and asset management functions related to student housing…