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The Compounding Math Behind the IncomePlus Fund’s 1% Bonus — and Why the Vintage Matters More

Quick Take: Most investors see the IncomePlus Fund 1% bonus unit promotion and stop at the day-one benefit. The more interesting number is what …

By Michael Episcope

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Origin’s Top 2026 Predictions for Multifamily Real Estate

Quick Take: In my 2026 multifamily predictions, I see a market slowly regaining momentum after two turbulent years. I expect AI to reshape the economy, interest rates to stabilize between 3.6% and …

By David Scherer

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QOZ 1.0 vs. 2.0: The Investor’s Guide to What’s New, What’s Not, and Where the Opportunity Is

QOZ 1.0 vs. 2.0: The Investor’s Guide to What’s New, What’s Not, and Where the Opportunity Is

The Compounding Math Behind the IncomePlus Fund’s 1% Bonus — and Why the Vintage Matters More

The Compounding Math Behind the IncomePlus Fund’s 1% Bonus — and Why the Vintage Matters More

What’s Behind the Loan? Why Collateral Matters More Than Yield

What’s Behind the Loan? Why Collateral Matters More Than Yield

Mid-Year 2026: From Forecast to Evidence

Mid-Year 2026: From Forecast to Evidence

2026 Multifamily Market Predictions Check-In

2026 Multifamily Market Predictions Check-In

Accredited Investor Verification Process and How It Works at Origin

Accredited Investor Verification Process and How It Works at Origin

Interval Funds: State of the Market and Emerging Trends

Interval Funds: State of the Market and Emerging Trends

Why the Oil Spike May Not Shock Your Next Buyout

Why the Oil Spike May Not Shock Your Next Buyout

Same Default Rate, Very Different Outcomes: The Math Behind CRE Credit

Same Default Rate, Very Different Outcomes: The Math Behind CRE Credit

How Private Lenders are Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Financing

How Private Lenders are Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Financing

Investing Fundamentals

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Accredited Investor Verification Process and How It Works at Origin

Accredited Investor Verification Process and How It Works at Origin

Cash on Cash Return in Real Estate: A Guide for Investors

Cash on Cash Return in Real Estate: A Guide for Investors

What is NOI? Using Net Operating Income to Value Real Estate

What is NOI? Using Net Operating Income to Value Real Estate

How Does Depreciation Recapture Work for Investors?

How Does Depreciation Recapture Work for Investors?

Capital Gains Taxes in Real Estate: Triggers, Rates and Strategies for Multifamily Investors

Capital Gains Taxes in Real Estate: Triggers, Rates and Strategies for Multifamily Investors

What Is Mezzanine Debt and Why It Matters for Real Estate Investors?

What Is Mezzanine Debt and Why It Matters for Real Estate Investors?

Multifamily Fundamentals Continue to Support Ground-up Development

Multifamily Fundamentals Continue to Support Ground-up Development

Ask Origin: 12 Key Questions on Multifamily Investing

Ask Origin: 12 Key Questions on Multifamily Investing

What’s the Benefit of Investing Early in a Closed-End Real Estate Fund?

What’s the Benefit of Investing Early in a Closed-End Real Estate Fund?

Accredited Investor or Qualified Purchaser: What’s the Difference?

Accredited Investor or Qualified Purchaser: What’s the Difference?

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QOZ 1.0 vs. 2.0: The Investor’s Guide to What’s New, What’s Not, and Where the Opportunity Is

QOZ 1.0 vs. 2.0: The Investor’s Guide to What’s New, What’s Not, and Where the Opportunity Is

What’s Behind the Loan? Why Collateral Matters More Than Yield

What’s Behind the Loan? Why Collateral Matters More Than Yield

Why the Oil Spike May Not Shock Your Next Buyout

Why the Oil Spike May Not Shock Your Next Buyout

How Private Lenders are Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Financing

How Private Lenders are Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Financing

IRR, Yield, and MOIC: Which Metric Matters Most?

IRR, Yield, and MOIC: Which Metric Matters Most?

How Structural Leverage Works in Real Estate Credit Strategies

How Structural Leverage Works in Real Estate Credit Strategies

Interval Funds and Private Real Estate Credit: A Primer for Retail Investors

Interval Funds and Private Real Estate Credit: A Primer for Retail Investors

Affordability, AI and theFuture of Multifamily with Economist Robert Dietz

Affordability, AI and theFuture of Multifamily with Economist Robert Dietz

The Enduring Case For Multifamily

The Enduring Case For Multifamily

Florida Insurance Risk: Why Institutional Multifamily Is Different

Florida Insurance Risk: Why Institutional Multifamily Is Different

Investing with Origin

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The Compounding Math Behind the IncomePlus Fund’s 1% Bonus — and Why the Vintage Matters More

The Compounding Math Behind the IncomePlus Fund’s 1% Bonus — and Why the Vintage Matters More

Accredited Investor Verification Process and How It Works at Origin

Accredited Investor Verification Process and How It Works at Origin

Our Approach to Multifamily Risk Management in 2026

Our Approach to Multifamily Risk Management in 2026

We Got the Big Call Right. Here’s Why We Missed the Timing — and What We’ve Done About It

We Got the Big Call Right. Here’s Why We Missed the Timing — and What We’ve Done About It

IncomePlus Fund Announces Fifth Consecutive Dividend Increase for 2026

IncomePlus Fund Announces Fifth Consecutive Dividend Increase for 2026

Scoring My 2025 Multifamily Predictions: Accountability in an Uncertain Market

Scoring My 2025 Multifamily Predictions: Accountability in an Uncertain Market

2026 Multilytics Rent Growth Forecast

2026 Multilytics Rent Growth Forecast

The Select Asset Fund: Four Lenses Beyond the Pro Forma

The Select Asset Fund: Four Lenses Beyond the Pro Forma

Multilytics Rent Forecast Accuracy Report January-June 2025

Multilytics Rent Forecast Accuracy Report January-June 2025

Riding the Resurgence: How the IncomePlus Fund is Navigating a Transitional Market

Riding the Resurgence: How the IncomePlus Fund is Navigating a Transitional Market

QOZ Investing

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How Smart Site Selection Drives Opportunity: QOZ Fund III Update

How Smart Site Selection Drives Opportunity: QOZ Fund III Update

QOZ Investing: How to Defer Taxes & Grow Wealth

QOZ Investing: How to Defer Taxes & Grow Wealth

Unlock Growth in Your Advisory Practice with 2 Tax-Planning Strategies

Unlock Growth in Your Advisory Practice with 2 Tax-Planning Strategies

QOZ 2.0: What Changes, What Doesn’t—and Why Investing Now Still Matters

QOZ 2.0: What Changes, What Doesn’t—and Why Investing Now Still Matters

Qualified Opportunity Zones 2.0: Key Changes for Investors in 2025

Qualified Opportunity Zones 2.0: Key Changes for Investors in 2025

QOZ Investor Guide 2025

QOZ Investor Guide 2025

QOZ Benefits: Unlocking the Potential of Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments

QOZ Benefits: Unlocking the Potential of Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments

Webinar: QOZ Fund III Update

Webinar: QOZ Fund III Update

What are the Potential Tax Benefits of Investing in a QOZ?

What are the Potential Tax Benefits of Investing in a QOZ?

What is a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund, and How Does It Work?

What is a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund, and How Does It Work?

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Same Default Rate, Very Different Outcomes: The Math Behind CRE Credit

Same Default Rate, Very Different Outcomes: The Math Behind CRE Credit

From Tax Burden to Tax Advantage: Smarter Wealth Strategies

From Tax Burden to Tax Advantage: Smarter Wealth Strategies

How Tax Equivalent Yield Maximizes After-Tax Returns for High-Net-Worth Investors

How Tax Equivalent Yield Maximizes After-Tax Returns for High-Net-Worth Investors

How RIAs Can Prepare for the Great Wealth Transfer

How RIAs Can Prepare for the Great Wealth Transfer

Unlock Growth in Your Advisory Practice with 2 Tax-Planning Strategies

Unlock Growth in Your Advisory Practice with 2 Tax-Planning Strategies

It’s Time to Rebalance Investment Portfolios: Why You Should Consider Multifamily

It’s Time to Rebalance Investment Portfolios: Why You Should Consider Multifamily

4 Factors Investors Should Consider to Avoid a DST Yield Trap

4 Factors Investors Should Consider to Avoid a DST Yield Trap

Alternative Investment Benefits: 3 Key Criteria for Client Portfolios

Alternative Investment Benefits: 3 Key Criteria for Client Portfolios

How to Help Your Clients Find Risk-Adjusted Income in Today’s Market

How to Help Your Clients Find Risk-Adjusted Income in Today’s Market

3 Ways Investment Professionals Should Put Client Interests First

3 Ways Investment Professionals Should Put Client Interests First

Fund Updates

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2026 Multifamily Market Predictions Check-In

2026 Multifamily Market Predictions Check-In

Interval Funds: State of the Market and Emerging Trends

Interval Funds: State of the Market and Emerging Trends

Why Multifamily, Why Now: An IncomePlus Fund Update

Why Multifamily, Why Now: An IncomePlus Fund Update

Affordability, AI and theFuture of Multifamily with Economist Robert Dietz

Affordability, AI and theFuture of Multifamily with Economist Robert Dietz

New 1031 Exchange Opportunity: Orlando Nona DST

New 1031 Exchange Opportunity: Orlando Nona DST

Investing for Growth: An IncomePlus Fund Update

Investing for Growth: An IncomePlus Fund Update

Multifamily 2026 Outlook with CBRE’s Spencer Levy

Multifamily 2026 Outlook with CBRE’s Spencer Levy

Inside the Select Asset Fund: How We Evaluate New Deals

Inside the Select Asset Fund: How We Evaluate New Deals

How Smart Site Selection Drives Opportunity: QOZ Fund III Update

How Smart Site Selection Drives Opportunity: QOZ Fund III Update

The Select Asset Fund: An Opportunistic Multifamily Strategy Built for Growth

The Select Asset Fund: An Opportunistic Multifamily Strategy Built for Growth

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Qualified Opportunity Zones vs. 1031 Exchanges

Qualified Opportunity Zones vs. 1031 Exchanges

Accredited Investor or Qualified Purchaser: What’s the Difference?

Accredited Investor or Qualified Purchaser: What’s the Difference?

What are Core, Core Plus, Value-Add and Opportunistic Investments?

What are Core, Core Plus, Value-Add and Opportunistic Investments?

What are the Differences Between Open-End and Closed-End Real Estate Funds?

What are the Differences Between Open-End and Closed-End Real Estate Funds?

What is Net Asset Value in Private Real Estate Investing?

What is Net Asset Value in Private Real Estate Investing?

Cap Rates: How They Work and Why They Matter in Multifamily

Cap Rates: How They Work and Why They Matter in Multifamily

Why It Can Pay to Invest in Private Real Estate Through a Recession

Why It Can Pay to Invest in Private Real Estate Through a Recession

How to Use Discounted Cash Flow Analysis in Commercial Real Estate

How to Use Discounted Cash Flow Analysis in Commercial Real Estate

What are Private Equity Waterfalls, Clawbacks & Catch-Up Clauses?

What are Private Equity Waterfalls, Clawbacks & Catch-Up Clauses?

What is a Preferred Return in Private Real Estate Investing?

What is a Preferred Return in Private Real Estate Investing?

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Mid-Year 2026: From Forecast to Evidence

Mid-Year 2026: From Forecast to Evidence

How the Shutdown is Shaping 2026’s Commercial Real Estate Outlook

How the Shutdown is Shaping 2026’s Commercial Real Estate Outlook

2026 Multifamily Market Predictions

2026 Multifamily Market Predictions

Origin’s Top 2026 Predictions for Multifamily Real Estate

Origin’s Top 2026 Predictions for Multifamily Real Estate

The Next Multifamily Boom: Why Development Offers the Edge

The Next Multifamily Boom: Why Development Offers the Edge

Multifamily Playbook: Balancing Opportunity and Selectivity in 2025

Multifamily Playbook: Balancing Opportunity and Selectivity in 2025

A Multifamily Mid-Year Check-In: Insights, Data & What Comes Next with Economist Robert Dietz

A Multifamily Mid-Year Check-In: Insights, Data & What Comes Next with Economist Robert Dietz

Tariffs, Treasuries and REITs: Navigating Currents for Private Markets

Tariffs, Treasuries and REITs: Navigating Currents for Private Markets

Navigating Tariff Pressures and Multifamily Investment Opportunities

Navigating Tariff Pressures and Multifamily Investment Opportunities

Time to Move: Real Estate Yields Outpace Bonds as Tariffs Reshape the Market

Time to Move: Real Estate Yields Outpace Bonds as Tariffs Reshape the Market

The Comprehensive Guide to Investing in Private Real Estate

This guide covers the basics, from the benefits and risks of private real estate to common investing strategies, forecasting metrics and the fees managers collect.

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