Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund Announces Monthly Distribution for September 2026

Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund (ticker: BPRE) today announced it will pay a cash distribution of $0.1371 per share for September 2026. The distribution will be paid to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2026, reflecting a 7.3% distribution rate on NAV as well as an annualized market distribution rate of approximately 13.8% and an annualized tax-equivalent distribution rate of 21.5% 1 , based on the BPRE closing price of $11.91 on September 3, 2026. The distribution will be made on the schedule below: Record Date 9/16/26 Ex-Dividend Date 9/16/26 Pay Date 9/30/26 Distribution $0.1371 BPRE has announced four distribution increases since listing, reflecting management's commitment to raising distributions as it executes on its strategic roadmap to maximize shareholder value by rotating capital out of BPRE's legacy core+ institutional fund holdings into the specialty direct real estate investments it believes offer stronger income and total return potential. The Fund has made significant progress in its execution against the strategic roadmap, including the identification of $700 million² in investments that have been closed, are under contract, or have been identified in our investment pipeline. Net assets under management for BPRE are approximately $3.2 billion as of August 31, 2026. The Fund currently maintains positions in 25 private equity and 17 private debt real estate investments, with underlying assets valued at approximately $250 billion (holdings are subject to change at any time and should not be considered investment advice). BPRE is pleased to offer its shareholders a Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) program, providing a structured and convenient way for investors to automatically reinvest monthly cash distributions into additional shares, allowing for the potential of enhanced compounding and, in certain scenarios, the ability to acquire shares at favorable pricing, including potential purchases at a discount to Net Asset Value (NAV). Some or all of the Fund's distributions may be deemed to be a return of capital. The Fund provides a notice of its best estimate of the sources of a distribution at the time of such distribution. Such notice and other detailed Fund information is available at bprefund.com . Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund (ticker: BPRE) is the only New York Stock Exchange-listed closed-end fund offering investors dedicated access to private real estate. The Fund is the largest real estate-focused closed-end fund on the market and is designed to deliver strong, consistent tax-advantaged income while also pursuing attractive long-term capital appreciation. Following its December 2025 listing, BPRE has been executing on its strategic roadmap plan to maximize shareholder value by rotating capital into high-growth, specialty real estate sectors and consistently raising distributions, having announced four distribution increases since listing. Learn more about BPRE at bprefund.com . 1 The market distribution rate is calculated by annualizing the distribution for the relevant month and dividing by the Fund's closing price on the NYSE for 9/3/2026. The tax-equivalent distribution rate is the rate a fully taxable investment needs in order to equal the after-tax rate on a comparable tax-advantaged investment. The example assumes 37% maximum federal income tax rate and includes the 3.8% Medicare surtax that is applied to the net investment income above certain thresholds. It also includes a 5% average state tax rate. Tax equivalent distribution rate is calculated based on a 67% ROC. 67% is the Fund average (2013-2025) return of capital ("ROC") and non-dividend distribution portion of distributions. ROC, for tax purposes, should be distinguished from an economic return of capital, where an investor is repaid out of its own contributions rather than from the economic profits of the investment. As a tax law concept, an ROC is not tied to an investment's finan...