Spirit Blockchain and Vesta Equity announce strategic mutual investment by Released | Mar 14, 2024 Spirit Blockchain Capital, a leader in blockchain and digital asset investments, and Vesta Equity, a pioneer in the tokenization of residential equity, have announced an agreement for Spirit to make a strategic investment in Vesta Equity. With this investment, Spirit and Vesta Equity intend to collaborate on initiatives focused on innovating the real estate investment sector, enhancing the scope of investment options, and introducing novel opportunities for asset owners and investors.
Canada farmland value increases 11.5% in 2023 by Lewis Dayton | Mar 14, 2024 Cultivated land values in Canada increased an average of 11.5 percent in 2023, according to research from Farm Credit Canada. That is the second highest increase since 2014 and slightly below the average growth recorded the year previously.
HarbourView secures nearly $500m of debt financing backed by music catalog by Released | Mar 13, 2024 HarbourView Equity Partners, an industry-leading alternative asset-management company focused on investment opportunities in the sports, media and entertainment space, has secured approximately $500 million in debt financing through a private securitization backed by its diversified catalog of music royalties. Insurance vehicles and accounts managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, led the financing and investment accounts advised by Kuvare Asset Management also participated in the transaction.
Inland acquires 107-site RV park in Salem, Ore. by Released | Mar 13, 2024 Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has purchased a 4-Star recreational vehicle (RV) park in Salem, Ore.
BREEAM U.S. director of operations shares sustainability insights for real estate sector by Andrea Zander | Mar 13, 2024 Breana Wheeler, BREEAM’s U.S. director of operations, discusses sustainable strategies within the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) market, tracing the transition from a focus on risk mitigation to a value-added approach. Recently, the firm announced BREEAM’s growth across the United States, which saw a nearly 100 percent year-over-year increase in the number of BREEAM certificates issued nationally in 2023.
February’s inflation numbers reinforce Fed’s cautious stance by Lewis Dayton | Mar 13, 2024 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, a slight increase from January’s 0.3 percent rise.
Aquis Exchange to launch new real assets segment, Aram by Lewis Dayton | Mar 13, 2024 Martley Capital Group, the real estate investment company founded by Richard Croft, is working with London-based Aquis Exchange to establish a new segment of the Aquis Growth Market dedicated to trading in real asset backed investments.
Cheyne Capital secures ADIA commitment for its Real Estate Credit – Capital Solutions strategy by Released | Mar 13, 2024 Cheyne Capital has secured a commitment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for the ninth vintage of the Cheyne Real Estate Credit Holdings (CRECH) program, also known as the Capital Solutions strategy. This will be added to earlier investments to bring ADIA’s subsidiary’s total commitment to the Capital Solutions strategy to £650 million (€760 million/$830 million).
Pacific Oak Capital Markets hires Jim Sears as a senior regional VP by Released | Mar 13, 2024 Pacific Oak Capital Markets, an alternative investment distributor, has announced that financial services industry veteran Jim Sears has joined the company as senior regional vice president. In his new position, Sears will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with financial intermediaries throughout Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Utah.
Greenbacker launches new energy transition real estate strategy by Lewis Dayton | Mar 13, 2024 Greenbacker Capital Management, a leading renewable energy asset manager, has launched a new Energy Transition Real Estate Strategy focused on the “power play” taking place in energy transition real estate.