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Bluerock Capital Markets Reports 60% Growth in Capital Raise; Achieves Top 4 Ranking in Direct Investment Industry

Bluerock Capital Markets (BCM) announced today that it ranks among the direct investment industry's top 4 sponsors in 2017 with over $650 million of new capital raised, and that it continues to see substantial year-over-year growth across all three of its major product lines.

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Capital raised for BCM's direct investment product suite grew by 60% in 2017, following a 160% increase in 2016. The company reports robust equity raises across all three of its product lines, which includes:

-- Bluerock's innovative Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (NASDAQ: TIPRX, TIPPX, TIPWX, TIPLX), that provides individual investors with access to private, institutional real estate securities, enabling them to invest alongside large pensions and endowments without the high minimums

-- Bluerock Residential Growth REIT (NYSE MKT: BRG) Series B Preferred stock designed to deliver current income and stability of principal plus potential capital appreciation with investments in the multifamily sector, and

-- Bluerock Value Exchange 1031 like-kind exchanges that seeks to provide investors with tax deferral, current income and potential capital appreciation

Bluerock's strong 2017 performance stands out in notable contrast to the broader direct investment industry or Portfolio Diversifying Investments (PDIs), which according to Stanger, declined 17% in 2017, following a decline of 55% in 2016. The Market Pulse report covers interval funds, public DPP, non-listed REIT, and non-listed BDC products marketed through independent broker-dealers.

"Bluerock's ability to grow as the larger industry contracts is attributable in part to a recognized pattern of consistent, solid performance and attractive risk-adjusted returns, as well as to the fact that we are offering a well-timed, responsive product suite that is suited to the current economic and regulatory environment," said Jeffrey S. Schwaber, CEO of Bluerock Capital Markets.

BCM has also made a significant investment to expand its human capital. "We now have 44 dedicated team members nationwide across 16 regional territories covering all 50 states and supported by two internal sales desks situated on both coasts. That expansion has made a tremendous impact on our ability to assist and educate our financial advisor base," Schwaber said.

Bluerock's TI+ closed-end interval fund, which reports approximately $900 million in AUM as of the date herein, is a comprehensive real estate holding which seeks to provide a combination of current income, capital preservation, and long-term capital appreciation with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader equity and fixed income markets.

BRG, a multifamily REIT with assets in excess of $1.8 billion, acquires Class A institutional-quality apartment properties in demographically attractive growth markets, and generating value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and property enhancements.

Bluerock's 1031 Exchange (DST) products target the multifamily sector through Bluerock Value Exchange, a national sponsor of syndicated 1031-exchange offerings with a focus on Class A assets. Bluerock has structured over $1.4 billion in total property value and nearly 7.5 million square feet of property.

Market ranking is based on industry data obtained by Robert A. Stanger, Blue Vault Partners, and Mountain Dell Consulting.

About Bluerock Capital MarketsBluerock Capital Markets, LLC serves as the managing broker dealer for Bluerock Real Estate and is a member of FINRA/SIPC. BCM seeks to provide educational information related to real estate investment opportunities for financial advisors and their clients. The company distributes a broad range of real estate and real estate-related investment products exclusively through broker dealers and investment professionals. Bluerock Real Estate is a leading alternative investment management firm with over $4.5 billion on Assets Under Management and headquartered in Manhattan with regional offices across the U.S. Its principals have a collective 115+ years of investing experience, have been involved with over $10 billion in investments, and have helped launch leading private and public company platforms.