KBS debuted its direct-access online platform KBSDirect.com for accredited investors and advisors to invest in KBS Growth & Income REIT, a professionally managed portfolio of institutional-quality commercial real estate properties, with no load or upfront fees to investors. To date, the REIT already has three equity properties valued at approximately $150.4 million. KBS created KBSDirect.com to provide accredited investors and advisors the opportunity to invest directly in KBS Growth & Income REIT, a tax-efficient vehicle with access to risk-adjusted return profiles similar to those enjoyed by KBS's institutional clients for more than 25 years. With its 100% no-load feature and investor-aligned structure, KBS Growth & Income REIT provides accredited investors and advisors with a real estate investment vehicle that seeks to comply with the U.S. Department of Labor's Fiduciary Rule. The first investment opportunity on the KBSDirect.com portal is KBS Growth & Income REIT Inc., a public reporting, non-traded real estate investment trust with a targeted asset value of $1 billion to $1.2 billion. Through KBSDirect.com, accredited investors can invest in commercial real estate managed by KBS and its experienced national teams of investment and operational professionals. KBS is one of the large commercial real estate companies in the United States with transactional volume from the organization's inception of approximately $35 billion. KBS currently operates and manages 40.2 million square feet of office space with an aggregate value of approximately $11 billion. Accredited investors in KBS Growth & Income REIT have the opportunity to participate in KBS' national real estate platform, which targets well-located assets in markets with strong population and job growth. To date, KBS Growth & Income REIT has acquired three well-located office buildings with an estimated value of $150.4 million in Irvine, CA, Houston, TX and Portland, OR with additional properties in various stages of due diligence review. KBS Growth & Income REIT is currently in the final stages of due diligence with respect to the purchase of a seven-story Class A office building located in Chicago, IL with a contract purchase price of $43.5 million. Upon closing this acquisition, the estimated value of KBS Growth & Income REIT's real estate portfolio would be $193.9 million.