A real estate investment trust, or REIT, can be a riddle for real estate fund sponsors seeking to scale beyond the “friends and family” investment stage. Some sponsors see the REIT as the “next stage” of the fund’s growth style – almost like a rite of passage to becoming a large-cap fund. Sometimes the sponsor is right, and a REIT really is the best fit for the sponsor’s needs. Many times, however, what the sponsor actually wants is not a…
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