The Investment Research team gathers to reflect on 2022.

What is a REIT? A real estate investment trust, or REIT, is a company that owns, operates or finances income-producing commercial real estate or related assets. In this way, REITs allow investors to “own” or help finance real estate assets by simply owning shares. REITs invest in a broad range of property types including office...

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Our economy is slowing, and with partial yield curve inversion, investors are worried we’re heading into a recession. But two other indicators have a better track record at signaling one.

Despite claims of the office’s demise, we believe plentiful opportunity remains there for selective investors.

Significant opportunity The U.S. commercial real estate market represents a large investment opportunity with $5.8 trillion outstanding across property types and geographies.¹ $5.8T U.S. commercial real estate debt market¹ An income-driven asset class Income has been the primary driver of returns for commercial real estate debt with modest credit losses—even during the depths of the...

Real Assets Adviser, a publication of Institutional Real Estate, selected Franklin Square for its August cover story. The article, entitled “Institutional to Individual,” profiles CEO Michael Forman and the company’s vision for creating alternatives for investors.

Education > Know your alternatives > Strategies > Real assets Real assets See real assets through a new lens Real assets are evolving Secular changes from 21st century modernization require a reinvigorated approach to real asset investing.1 With rising demand for sectors such as sustainable energy, modern technology and agile real estate, a new class...