Mr. Gilbert continued, "The credit facility, combined with our origination platform augments our ability to execute on our attractive pipeline of loan originations and therefore allows us to take advantage of the favorable opportunities we are seeing on behalf of our investors." To date, NorthStar REIT has invested over $130 million of capital in eight loans and three commercial mortgage-backed securities. About NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. NorthStar REIT is a real estate investment trust formed to originate, invest in, and manage a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt, commercial real estate debt-related securities and select commercial real estate equity investments.