DST Sponsors: A Directory of 1031 Exchange Sponsors

Delaware statutory trust 1031 exchanges depend on the sponsor: the firm that acquires the property, structures the trust, arranges the debt, manages the property, and eventually executes the sale. Sponsor quality matters significantly to investor outcomes, and the universe of active DST sponsors is wider than most investors realize. This directory provides overviews of the major DST sponsors operating in the 1031 exchange market.

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We work across a curated network of active DST sponsors. The replacement properties our advisors put in front of clients aren’t filtered to one company’s pipeline. They’re chosen because they fit the exchange. That independence is the reason this directory exists in this form: an editorial overview of the firms operating in the market, not a list of who pays us the most.

Every named sponsor on this site is publicly active in the DST market and has issued offerings to accredited investors through broker-dealer channels. Our advisors evaluate each sponsor’s track record, financial strength, asset-class expertise, and current offerings against the specific needs of each client exchange. Not every sponsor fits every situation, and our recommendation may differ from the sponsor a generic search engine surfaces first.

During a consultation, our advisors share specific offerings from sponsors whose current pipelines match the client’s exchange. The descriptions on this directory page are starting points for understanding who’s active in the market. The recommendation conversation happens privately, against the specific details of the exchange.

DST Sponsor Directory

The sponsors covered on this site represent the major firms active in the DST 1031 market today. We’re independent of all of them. The profiles linked below summarize publicly available information from each firm’s website and filings, with no endorsement or affiliation implied.

Inland Private Capital

Inland Private Capital is one of the largest DST 1031 sponsors in the market, with substantial cumulative transaction history and broad asset-class coverage including multifamily, healthcare, net-lease retail, student housing, self-storage, and senior care.

Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald operates one of the largest real estate brokerage and financing organizations in the world, with DST 1031 programs that draw on the firm's broader institutional real estate expertise.

JLL Income Property Trust

JLL Income Property Trust is an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT that provides access to a growing portfolio of commercial real estate investments selected by an institutional investment management team and sponsored by JLL, one of the largest real estate services firms in the world.

NexPoint

NexPoint is a multibillion-dollar alternative investment platform with broad product coverage, including DST 1031 programs across multifamily, self-storage, and life science.

ExchangeRight

ExchangeRight and its affiliates operate a vertically integrated platform spanning REIT, fund, and DST 1031 portfolios, with a focus on net-leased retail and healthcare assets backed primarily by investment-grade corporate tenants.

Griffin Capital

Griffin Capital is a long-established alternative investment asset manager with a substantial cumulative track record across non-listed REITs, interval funds, and Delaware statutory trusts.

Capital Square

Capital Square is a national real estate investment and management firm that uses the Delaware statutory trust structure to provide institutional-quality real estate to a wider range of accredited investors.

Bluerock Value Exchange

Bluerock Value Exchange, a subsidiary of Bluerock Real Estate, is a long-running national sponsor of 1031-exchange DST programs with broad asset-class coverage and capacity to customize transactions for individual investors.

Passco Companies

Passco Companies is a recognized provider of multifamily and commercial real estate investment opportunities with substantial cumulative transaction volume, led by a senior team with an average of 34 years of real estate experience.

Pacific Oak Capital Advisors

Pacific Oak Capital Advisors is led by founders with deep operating history in non-traded REITs and institutional commercial real estate, with current programs focused on multifamily.

Time Equities

Time Equities is a long-running real estate management and development company that sponsors real estate investment programs primarily focused on opportunistic, income-producing commercial properties with potential for appreciation.

Four Springs Capital Trust

Four Springs Capital Trust is an internally managed REIT focused on single-tenant commercial real estate, and its FSXchange subsidiary provides customized tax-deferred exchange solutions for real estate investors via DST 1031 programs.

Moody National Companies

Moody National Companies is a full-service commercial real estate firm focused on identifying and developing investment opportunities that offer long-term asset preservation and stable cash flows, with DST programs in hospitality and multifamily.

Carter Exchange

Carter Exchange is the DST 1031 sponsor arm of Carter, a multi-decade commercial real estate firm with substantial cumulative transaction history across acquisitions, financing, development, and capital raising.

Net Lease Capital Advisors

Net Lease Capital Advisors is a long-running investment and advisory firm in the single-tenant net-lease space, with a focus on strategic net-lease investment and capital gains tax solutions using net-lease property.

Beacon Real Estate Group

Beacon Real Estate Group acquires and manages multifamily, office, and retail properties, primarily in the Southeastern U.S., and structures select holdings as DST 1031 offerings.

Starboard Realty Advisors

Starboard Realty Advisors focuses on acquiring multi-tenant retail shopping centers where current rents are below market and properties can be acquired at or below replacement cost, with select DST 1031 offerings.

Hamilton Point Investments

Hamilton Point Investments focuses on multifamily real estate, structuring DST 1031 programs centered on apartment communities for accredited investors seeking 1031 replacement properties.

AEI Capital Corporation

AEI Capital Corporation focuses on multifamily and net-lease retail DST offerings, with a track record of more than a dozen completed programs.

CAI Investments

CAI Investments is a real estate investment firm focused on acquiring and managing hospitality, office, and industrial properties, with select programs structured as DST 1031 offerings.

CORE Realty Holdings

CORE Realty Holdings and its affiliates own and manage commercial and multi-family real estate across the United States, with multifamily being the primary asset class for DST 1031 programs.

Croatan Investments

Croatan Investments is a private equity real estate investment firm focused on multifamily rental housing in markets with high job and population growth.

Livingston Street Capital

Livingston Street Capital was formed in 2016 as a joint venture to source, sponsor, and distribute real estate investment opportunities through the retail broker-dealer channel, focused on real estate utilized to provide necessity-based services and strategic-use properties.

Ideal Capital Group

Ideal Capital Group is a private real estate investment firm focused exclusively on multifamily acquisitions, evolved from a closely-held family company with several decades of operating history.

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This directory is informational. Specific offering recommendations happen privately during the consultation, against the details of your exchange. If you're researching a particular sponsor or want to understand which sponsors fit your situation, our advisors can walk through it with you in a 20-minute call.