Real estate-related Delaware statutory trust offerings raised nearly $2.5 billion in 2018, one of the strongest annual tallies in the 1031 retail syndication market’s 15+ year history, according to Mountain Dell Consulting. In the past year, FactRight has reviewed a great deal of these offerings[...]

This morning the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury were scheduled to hold a public hearing regarding the proposed Treasury Regulations on investment in qualified opportunity zone funds. However, the IRS cancelled today’s public hearing because of the ongoing Federal government shutdown.[...]

This time of year, we feel like Santa’s elves, working cheerfully in the due diligence workshop and advising clients as 2018 comes to a close. So it’s time to share our most popular blog posts on alternative investments from the past year, in case you missed any. The list includes:

Recently, we took a look at how FactRight is helping Kalos Financial, a broker dealer active in alts, with its due diligence and compliance needs related to 1031 exchange programs. Today, we’re share another brief case study of an RIA that needed critical help in creating an alts platform under[...]

Our clients are well acquainted with the third party due diligence we produce on alternative investments and their sponsors. And what we do there is easy to explain, because it results in a tangible report made up of independent research, findings, and conclusions of risk that BDs and RIAs use[...]

Interval fund asset growth accelerated slightly in 2018Q3. Total interval fund net assets equaled $26.2 billion as of the most recent public filings, up 50% compared to the prior year, and 13% compared to the prior quarter.

Last week the Department of Treasury released highly-anticipated proposed regulations on investment in qualified opportunity zone funds (QOFs), a creature of the new Section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted as part of 2017’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act. Investment into QOFs are to provide[...]

We are grateful to everyone who helped make this year’s FactRight Due Diligence Conference held last week our biggest and best yet!

Advisory practices of all types have been growing steadily over the past several decades through applying various practice approaches and structures that emphasize their fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interest of the client. As fiduciaries, most advisors have utilized primarily or[...]

Assessing potential environmental issues is critical piece of due diligence for any prospective investor in real estate, given the potential liability exposure. Yet, environmental issues can often present the most complex and misunderstood aspects of a real estate transaction.