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Institutional Investors Will Continue to Target Real Estate, Even as Pricing Concerns Rise September 12, 2017

Institutional Investors Will Continue to Target Real Estate, Even as Pricing Concerns Rise

Institutional Investors Will Continue to Target Real Estate, Even as Pricing Concerns Rise September 8, 2017 | Elaine Misonzhnik | National Real Estate Investor Real estate continues to be viewed as an attractive alternative asset class by global institutional investors, and they plan to funnel more money into the sector over the next 12 months, according to a…
How did the median total return for the 19 nontraded BDCs in the Q2 2017 Blue Vault BDC Industry Review compare to the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index total return for the first half of 2017? September 12, 2017

How did the median total return for the 19 nontraded BDCs in the Q2 2017 Blue Vault BDC Industry Review compare to the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index total return for the first half of 2017?

How did the median total return for the 19 nontraded BDCs in the Q2 2017 Blue Vault BDC Industry Review compare to the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index total return for the first half of 2017? Answer: The median total return for the 19 nontraded BDCs was 4.22% for the first half of 2017 compared to…
Which nontraded REIT program led the sector in real property acquisitions in Q2 2017? September 11, 2017

Which nontraded REIT program led the sector in real property acquisitions in Q2 2017?

Which nontraded REIT program led the sector in real property acquisitions in Q2 2017? Answer:  Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust led the NTR sector with $1.36 billion in real property  acquisitions.   Learn more about Blackstone Group on the Blue Vault Sponsor Focus page. Click Here   Blackstone making bets on permanent investment funds Blackstone…
Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues September 11, 2017

Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues

Vereit Files Suit Against Schorsch and Colleagues September 8, 2017 | DI Wire Vereit (NYSE: VER), the publicly-traded real estate investment trust formerly known as American Realty Capital Properties and parent company of Cole Capital, has filed a complaint in U.S District Court for the Southern District Of New York against former directors and officers…
Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title? September 11, 2017

Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title?

Should the SEC regulate the ‘advisor’ title? September 8, 2017 | Kenneth Corbin | OnWallStreet.com Fee-only advisors often struggle to impress upon investors the fundamental differences between their fiduciary business model and that of, say, a commission-drive brokerage shop operating under the suitability standard. But what if regulators stepped in to help clear things up?…
Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle September 11, 2017

Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle

Amazon Plans to Build Second, ‘Equal’ Headquarters Outside Seattle September 7, 2017 | Matt Day | Seattle Times Amazon.com has outgrown Seattle. The online retail giant, which employs about 40,000 people in the city after a hiring boom and urban build-out with little precedent in modern American history, is searching for a second home. The…
KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate September 11, 2017

KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate

KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Announces Plans to Liquidate September 11, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Following a lengthy process of evaluating strategic alternatives for KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc. and an aggressive campaign to market the Company’s assets, the Company’s board of directors and a committee composed of independent directors each…
Nontraded BDC Review, Q2 2017 Available Now! September 8, 2017

Nontraded BDC Review, Q2 2017 Available Now!

September 8, 2017 The Q2 2017 Nontraded BDC Industry Review Report and Individual Reports are Now Available! You may access these reports by clicking on "Subscriber-Only Research", "Nontraded Business Development Companies", then "BDC Review" links on the menu located at the top the page. Scroll down to 2017, then select "2017". Five effective nontraded BDCs with…

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