As interest rates continue to rise, investors in Blackstone’s business development company (BDC) and interval fund are seeing a similar spike in distribution payments, reflecting the asset manager’s profit-generating prowess amid extended economic turbulence. On Blue Vault’s July 26 webinar, A Deeper Look at Blackstone, Senior Financial Analyst Luke Schmidt said both funds are performing…

Capital Square Fully Subscribes DST Offering of Multifamily Build-for-Rent Community Near Raleigh, North Carolina August 3, 2023 | Capital Square Capital Square, one of the nation’s leading sponsors of tax-advantaged real estate investments and an active developer of multifamily communities, announced today that its offering, CS1031 Ashford Townes BFR Housing, DST, has been fully subscribed.…

It may seem like an odd time to launch a new commercial property venture, with interest rates at a 22-year high and valuations of basically every property type dropping, but a fresh wave of nontraded REITs has arrived to take advantage of those very same conditions...

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a self-managed real estate investment trust, is sponsoring the plane for Flight for Hope, a round-the-world journey by Callum Wallace to raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit Home Suite Hope and other charities. An advisor at real estate firm Engel & Völkers Oakville, Wallace is the fourth Canadian to…

Qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) tracked by Novogradac reported raising $2.01 billion in equity over the first six months of 2023, including $1.33 billion during the second quarter of the year. Equity reported by QOFs tracked by Novogradac reached a cumulative $36.10 billion as of June 30, 2023. Novogradac is tracking 1,731 QOFs, of which 1,330…

When introducing clients to alternative investments, Stephen Lovell (Lovell Wealth Management) advises you start by educating them. Learn more in this Blue Vault Minute.

Stephen Lovell (Founder & President, Lovell Wealth Management) recounts how he navigated through a negative experience with alts in this Blue Vault Minute.

What does Chad Clark (Partner, Senior Advisor at Redemption Capital) think an advisor should know about adding alternative investments to their practice for the first time? Find out in this Blue Vault Minute.

The number of nontraded BDCs...