Low leverage and all-cash buyers continue to drive activity in the net lease space. But investors are tightening acquisition criteria to account for higher risk.

Many long-term owners are starting to recognize their upside in the near future is gone, yet their management headaches and expenses remain.

WMRE’s first forum of 2023 focused on private real estate, including sessions on multifamily, workforce housing and DSTs.

Because they trade at higher cap rates and are viewed as recession-resistant, net lease investors are picking up more early childhood education properties.

National chains that feature gas stations, like Wawa, 7-Eleven, Shell, Speedway and Cumberland Farms, are attracting a new generation of net lease investors.

Once a niche play, DSTs have drawn the interest of institutional-grade sponsors to offer as an option to retail investors managing their real estate plays.