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BEMT Announces the Acquisition of Enders Place at Baldwin Park Located in Orlando, Florida

October 23, 2012 / Press Release

Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. (“BEMT” or the “Company”), announced today that it has acquired Enders Place at Baldwin Park, a multifamily community located in Orlando, Florida, through a joint venture with Waypoint Residential. Enders Place is one of several communities within the larger Baldwin...

BEMT Announces Reduction in Annual Asset Management Fee and Other Expense Savings Measures

October 17, 2012 / Press Release

Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. (“BEMT” or the “Company”) today announced that the Independent Members of the Board of Directors had approved a reduction in the Advisor’s Asset Management Fee to 0.65% from 1.0% per annum, which is expected to generate significant annual expense savings...

Bluerock Real Estate Sells Archstone Tech Ridge Apartments

September 21, 2012 / Press Release

Bluerock Real Estate, LLC (“Bluerock”) has announced the sale of the Archstone Tech Ridge Apartment Community in Austin, TX to a partnership of The Carlyle Group and the Carroll Organization. The 256-unit community was only 50% complete when Bluerock acquired it with development partner, Archstone,...

Multifamily Quarterly: No Slowdown in Sight for 2013

September 1, 2012 / Industry Headlines

In spite of a sluggish economy, weak job growth and a slightly improving for-sale home market, the prevailing positive trends that have fueled the multi-housing sector’s impressive growth over the past 18 months will continue well into 2013 and beyond. Read Article[icon icon="arrow-up-right" class="external-link" size="12px" color="#6693bc"...

U.S. Institutional Investors Say Alternative Investments Are Essential as Volatile Markets Are Here to Stay

September 1, 2012 / Industry Headlines

Three in four U.S. institutional investors (74%) have changed their approach to risk management over the past five years and now consider the use of alternative investments essential to diversify portfolio risk (76%), according to a new study of 151 U.S.-based institutional investors by Natixis...

BEMT Announces Q2 2012 EPS of $3.17 Per Share and Significantly Improved Financials

August 22, 2012 / Press Release

Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. (“BEMT” or the “Company”) today announced net income of $4.9 million, or $3.17 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, as compared to a net loss of $702,000, or $0.93 per share, in the same quarter last year. The...

Randy Anderson Named Head of New Product Development, Chief Economist, and Capital Markets Chairman

August 2, 2012 / Bluerock Capital Markets Press Release

Bluerock Real Estate, LLC announced today that financial services and real estate industry veteran Randy Anderson, Ph.D. has joined the company as part of the Senior Executive team. Dr. Anderson will serve as Managing Director - Product Development, leading the expansion of Bluerock’s alternative investment programs...

Bluerock Announces Sori Farsheed as Head of its Relationship Management Team

July 27, 2012 / Bluerock Capital Markets Press Release

Bluerock Real Estate, LLC a national real estate investment firm, announced today the addition of Sori Farsheed to lead the Relationship Management Team for Bluerock and Bluerock Capital Markets, the company’s Dealer-Manager. As Executive Vice President and head of Relationship Management at Bluerock Capital Markets, Ms....

BEMT Announces 92% Return on Sale of Apartments at Meadowmont and Improved Financial Reporting

July 10, 2012 / Press Release

Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. (“BEMT” and “Company”) today reported the sale of its interest in one apartment community for a 92% gain, and an increased ownership in two other apartment communities. The sale and purchases were part of a Company initiative to simplify its...

One Million Renters Added in 2011, Married and Higher Income Renter Populations Grow, New Report Shows

June 1, 2012 / Industry Headlines

One million. That’s the number of new rental households the U.S. added in 2011, according to "The State of the Nation’s Housing 2012" report, released today from the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University. That's the largest reported increase of renter households...