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What is the Difference Between Equity and Mortgage REITs?
With trillions of dollars in assets, including hundreds of thousands of properties in the United States alone, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a common feature of the investing landscape. Yet for many investors, REITs remain something of a mystery. For...
DST 1031s: An Investment Structure that Can Defer Taxes and Property Management Headaches
A Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) is an investment structure used by investors to take advantage of the benefits of a 1031 or “like-kind” exchange and allow them to buy a fractional interest in commercial real estate without the burdens associated with maintaining and...
Understanding REITs and Their Structures
Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the law that established real estate investment trusts (REITs), allowing investors looking to pool their resources to reap the rewards of income-producing properties. REITs are designed to allow individual investors access to...
How the Structure of a Reg A Offering Can Be Critical to Its Success
Under Regulation A (Reg A), an issuer has the flexibility to adjust the structure of its securities offering to generate greater potential interest from prospective investors, independent broker-dealers, and registered investment advisors (RIAs). For example, a...
Capital Formation Strategies: What is a Blocker Structure?
Entities engaging in capital raising activities need to understand the implications of the domicile of their investors. As part of their capital formation strategies, private equity and venture capital funds routinely raise significant capital from tax-exempt...
What Separates Regulation A from Other Exempt Offerings?
Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission boosted the amount of capital companies may raise through exempt offerings under Regulation A. The new rules increased Regulation A’s Tier 2 annual offering cap to $75 million from $50 million and the cap on...