Which two nontraded REIT sponsors are headquartered in Houston, Texas? Answer:  Hines Real Estate and Moody National   Learn more about both Hines Real Estate and Moody National on the Blue Vault Sponsor Focus page. Click Here

REITs have existed for more than 50 years in the U.S. Congress granted legal authority to form REITs in 1960 as an amendment to… Answer: the Cigar Excise Tax Extension of 1960.

  Which nontraded REIT recently filed a follow-on offering with four share classes and intends to become a perpetual-life nontraded REIT? Answer:  Hines Global REIT II, Inc. filed an S-11 prospectus with the SEC on August 18, 2017, with four share classes:  T, D, S & I   Learn more about Hines Securities, Inc. on…

Which nontraded REIT led all nontraded REITs in acquisitions in the first six months of 2017?     Answer:  Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.  During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company acquired wholly-owned interests in 10 real estate investments, which were comprised of 39 industrial, 13 multifamily, two hotel, and one…

Which two nontraded REITs focus exclusively on data centers and healthcare properties? Answer:  Carter Validus Mission Critical REITs I and II with 84 and 62 properties, respectively,  in the data center and healthcare sectors.   Learn more about Carter Validus on the Blue Vault Sponsor Focus page. Click Here

Which two nontraded REITs that invest in parking facilities have agreed to merge? Answer:  MVP REIT I and MVP REIT II   Learn more about MVP REIT on the Blue Vault Sponsor Focus Page. Click Here

Two funds covered in Blue Vault’s Interval Fund and Nontraded CEF Review have distribution yields over 10%.    Stone Ridge Trust Risk Reinsurance Premium (interval fund) – has a yield of 11.97% Priority Income Fund (nontraded CEF) – has a yield of 10.24% on I-shares   Learn more about Blue Vault’s Interval Fund and Nontraded…

For the years 1972 through 2016, what were the best, worst and average total returns for the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index? Best: +47.59% in 1976; Worst: -37.73% in 2008; Average:  +13.48%  

In how many quarters over the last 10 years did the price of traded REIT shares fall?   In 17 out of 40 quarters, the price of traded REIT shares fell according to the FTSE NAREIT All REITs index for the period Q2 2007 through Q1 2017. In Q4 2008 the index fell 37.9%.