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Gain perspective from Trinity’s thought leaders on market trends, real estate cycles, and strategic shifts shaping the future of family office investing.

Commercial Real Estate Portfolios: Strategies for Family Office Investors

Trinity’s Managing Partner, Pete Stone, had the honor to teach a session at the Family Office Real Estate Institute executive program in December 2024. He joined a distinguished group of experienced commercial real estate leaders, investors and teachers such as Peter Linneman (Wharton School of Business), Carol Pepper (Pepper International) and Chuck Schilke (John Hopkins University). […]

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10 Essential Strategies for Building A High Performing CRE Portfolio

A successful commercial real estate investment portfolio doesn’t happen accidentally—it results from strategic planning, data-driven decision-making, and disciplined execution from well-trained asset and portfolio managers.  At Trinity Real Estate, we use these ten core strategies to help our clients optimize performance, reduce their risk, and build long-term wealth. 1. Define a Clear Investment Strategy A […]

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CRE Portfolio Strategy: When to Hold or Sell Assets

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO STRATEGY: WHEN TO HOLD OR SELL ASSETS For direct commercial real estate investors and family offices, portfolio optimization isn’t just about acquiring great assets; it is about ensuring that each property continues to support long-term financial goals.  Too often, investors hold onto properties out of nostalgia or a “leave it be” […]

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Trinity’s Ground Lease Article in WealthManagement.com

With a Challenged Real Estate Investment Climate, Ground Leases Attract a Bigger FollowingOne factor driving interest is property owners using ground leases to unlock capital in a market where liquidity is tight.Beth Mattson-Teig | Aug 15, 2023 Ground leases are stepping out of the shadows of commercial real estate buildings and commanding more attention from […]

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Why Direct Real Estate

THE CASE FOR DIRECT COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT At Trinity, we are unabashedly passionate about investing in real estate.  And for good reason—including real estate in an investment portfolio leads to better overall performance.  In addition, real estate offers several unique features and elements that investors find attractive.   Pension funds, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, […]

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Insights

Explore Trinity’s latest perspectives on commercial real estate, family office strategy, and generational wealth preservation.

Commentary from our Founder

Introduction  The COVID 19 pandemic together with the resulting forced economic shutdowns have created far-reaching, but disparate impacts on commercial real estate. As the team and I look back on the last several months of this unprecedented pandemic, we note several observations with respect to the performance of the commercial real estate sector. While we […]

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Trinity’s Reflection on the Commercial Real Estate Market

Key Highlights from Dr. Linneman’s Talk Recession – GDP fell first two quarters of 2022, which has historically defined a recession. However, over the first eight months of 2022, the U.S. added 3.5 million jobs, saw industrial output rise by 2.7%, and witnessed real combined retail and wholesale sales growth of 3.2%. This all occurred while […]

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Ground Lease Investment Strategy

INTRODUCTION  At Trinity Real Estate we believe a well-structured ground lease can be a very attractive investment.  A ground lease (or land lease) is an agreement between the landowner (Lessor) and the tenant/user (Lessee) that allows for long-term use (and/or development) of a property by the Lessee in exchange for a series of rent payments […]

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Interview with DJ VanKeuren

Our founder, Richard Leider, had the opportunity to interview DJ Van Keuren, who is the founder of the Family Office Real Estate Magazine. On this 30-minute webcast they discuss the various trends in commercial real estate that DJ has experienced over his 30+ year career. In addition, they touch base on how family offices are […]

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An Imperative Tax Strategy in Commercial Real Estate (1031 Exchange)

INTRODUCTION At Trinity Real Estate, we are passionate about direct investing in commercial real estate.  Direct ownership of commercial real estate assets not only offers a well-established means to accumulate wealth, but it can also provide investors with the unique ability to defer taxes that would otherwise be due on gains from a property’s sale. […]

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PNW Commercial Real Estate Pandemic Conditions Discussion with Commerce Bank

We are pleased to share with you our webcast discussing the market conditions of the PNW commercial real estate sector in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Market conditions are evolving rapidly and the strategies to optimize performance as well as mitigate risk through asset management and investment are adapting in kind. This webcast addresses a full gamut of […]

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COVID-19 Impact on Commercial Real Estate

THE SITUATION The impact of COVID-19 is indisputably unprecedented.  Its widespread impact has affected how we live our daily lives and conduct our business in nearly every industry. We are in a very fluid environment and the long-term impacts of a downturn in the sector are hard to quantify.  However, even with a slow-down, we […]

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