Goldman Sachs Just Bought a $3 Billion Triple-Net Lease Shop. Here Is What It Tells You.
TL;DR: Goldman Sachs agreed to buy LCN Capital Partners, a triple-net-lease specialist managing roughly $3 billion, for approximately $260 million upfront plus up to $150 million tied to long-term performance targets,...
1031 Crowdfunding Review: What This DST Marketplace Actually Costs You
TL;DR: 1031 Crowdfunding is an online marketplace that aggregates Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) offerings from outside sponsors, letting accredited investors complete a 1031 exchange without buying and managing a whole...
The 45-Day 1031 Exchange Clock: A Section-by-Section Survival Checklist
TL;DR: The 45-day identification deadline in a Section 1031 exchange is absolute. There is no extension for a slow closing, a lost contract, or a holiday weekend, per Treasury Regulation §1.1031(k)-1...
Kay Properties vs. Passco Companies: How Two DST Sponsors Actually Differ for 1031 Exchange Investors
TL;DR: Kay Properties & Investments is a marketplace. It doesn't sponsor its own DSTs; it gives investors access to offerings from more than 25 different DST sponsor companies and helps them pick and...
Medalist Diversified's Debut DST Just Closed. Its NASDAQ Listing Is the Real Story.
TL;DR: Medalist Diversified, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRR) closed its debut Delaware Statutory Trust offering on August 7, 2026, raising $8,586,240 in equity from accredited 1031 exchange investors against a...
Canyon Partners Just Closed a $570 Million Opportunistic Real Estate Fund. Here's What That Signals
Canyon Partners Real Estate closed its Canyon US Real Estate Opportunity Fund (CREOF) at roughly $570 million on August 10, 2026, beating its $500 million target by about 14%, according to the...
Real Estate Secondaries: The $20B Market LPs Are Using to Generate Liquidity Right Now
Real estate secondary transactions reached $20.3-25.1 billion in 2025 — up 25% per year since 2019 — and GP-led transactions now account for 72% of volume. Real estate LP positions are trading at 71%
Preferred Equity in Real Estate: Where It Sits in the Capital Stack and What Investors Earn
By Jeff Barnes, MBA | Angel Investors Network | August 3, 2026
RREEF Property Trust's $1.95B Fifth Offering: Reading the Nontraded REIT Stress Signals
RREEF Property Trust filed a Form S-11 on July 27, 2026, seeking $1.95 billion in its fifth public offering, the smallest offering cap in its 13-year history. The fund has never crossed the $500
Townsend's $2B Real Estate Secondaries Raise: Why Institutional Capital Is Flooding This Niche
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Qualified Opportunity Zones in 2026: The Tax Play Most Investors Get Wrong
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CrowdStreet After the $63M Fraud: What Nightingale's Theft Means for Real Estate Crowdfunding Investors in 2026
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Tax Lien Certificates: The Government-Backed Alternative Investment Most Investors Ignore
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BREIT Posts Best Net Flows in Four Years at $1.2B While BCRED Bleeds
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Hawthorn Crossings Reg CF: Can Community Real Estate Crowdfunding Actually Create Returns?
North Minneapolis residents can invest in the Hawthorn Crossings shopping strip on West Broadway for as little as $1,000 through a Regulation Crowdfunding campaign on the Small Change platform, accord
How to Read an SEC Form D: $226.5M Real Estate Case Study
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Self-Storage as an Alternative Investment: What Accredited Investors Should Know in 2026
Self-storage has delivered the highest total returns of any major REIT sector over the past 30 years, per Nareit data . But 2026 looks nothing like 2021. Occupancy has corrected from a 94% pandemic pe
Timber REITs and Private Timberland: The Inflation Hedge Most Accredited Investors Overlook
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Fundrise Review 2026: Real Returns, Actual Fees, and the Liquidity Problem Nobody Warns You About
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IRA Capital and Artemis Close $235M Senior Housing Bridge Loan: The Demographic Bet Accredited Investors Should Study
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