Although still not as widely used in the financial services sector as nontraded REITs, BDCs and mutual funds; interval funds and nontraded closed-end funds are growing quickly. Why are they gaining popularity? Perhaps if we define and differentiate these fund types, we can better understand the answer to that question.

Nontraded REIT Industry Review - LifeStage™ Summary January 12, 2017 | by Laurie Brescia | Blue Vault In each quarter's Nontraded REIT Industry Review you will find... a host of Nontraded REIT Industry data and charts preceding the individual REIT pages. Some of the data is in the "LifeStage™ Summary". In the Q3 2016 Review: Five REITs were Emerging…

Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. Purchases 400-Unit Self Storage Facility in Colorado January 12, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II)—which is sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC—recently purchased a self storage facility located in Aurora, Colorado totaling approximately 400 units and approximately 53,360 rentable square feet.…

InvenTrust Snaps Up $73M Retail Asset in San Diego Metro January 11, 2017 | Evelina Croitoru | Commercial Property Executive  The company purchased a 144,000-square-foot shopping center that is home to highly ranked tenants like CVS, Bank of America and Starbucks, among others. San Marcos, Calif.—InvenTrust Properties Corp. has announced the purchase of Campus Marketplace…

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. Acquires 153,000-Square-Foot Data Center January 10, 2017 05:26 PM Eastern Standard Time TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. (“CVMC REIT II”) acquired the Andover Data Center II on November 8, 2016, for $37 million. The two-story, 153,000-square-foot facility is located on 22.77 acres in Andover,…

REITs Return 8.6% in 2016 January 10, 2017 | Loretta Clodfelter | Linkedin, Salika Khiser Although U.S. REITs struggled in the fall, they achieved a total return of 8.63 percent in 2016, according to the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index. The performance was far better than the 2.83 percent the index returned in 2015.…

FS Investments Announces Results of Tender Offers for Four BDCs January 12, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault FS Investments (formerly known as Franklin Square) was founded in 2007 and currently reports $18.7 billion in assets under management. Included in its investment programs are five BDCs (Business Development Companies) that invest in the credit of…

Strategic Realty Trust, Inc. Acquires Silver Lake Retail Property in L.A January 12, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Strategic Realty Trust, Inc., through an indirect subsidiary, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated November 21, 2016 with Sunset Triangle Investors, LLC, a California limited liability company, to purchase a retail property located…

Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc. to Announce Updated NAV in March, 2017 January 12, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc. has engaged Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois, Inc., Valuation & Advisory group to perform valuation services to assist the Company’s board of directors…