One of the things that I like about being an investor in Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) is the fact that I am participating alongside some world-class trophy chasers. Think about it, where else can "Average Joe" become a banker in such iconic towers as the Woolworth Building (in Downtown Manhattan), 123 Mission (in San Francisco), or the Westin Hotel (in Maui, Hawaii)?
Blackstone Mortgage is a commercial mortgage REIT that primarily originates and purchases senior mortgage loans collateralized by properties in the U.S. and Europe. The New York-based REIT is managed by "big brother" Blackstone (NYSE:BX), a world leader in real estate investing with nearly $111 billion of assets under management (or AUM).
