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Podcast: Syndication Law & The Private Placement Memorandum Attorney
Episode: The Difference Between REITs and Real Estate Funds & Syndications
Description: Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate funds or syndications are two investment options in the real estate market but they function quite differently. REITs accumulate properties and payout 90% of their income from rents as dividends to their investors. They can either be private or public; public REITs are traded on the stock exchange and are thus highly liquid. Private REITs, while less liquid, have mechanisms to make it easier for investors to sell their positions at regular intervals.Real estate funds, on the other hand, gather funds from multiple investors for buying, managing, developing, and...