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Title: Ross Iannarelli: How Changes to Accredited Investor Rules Could Transform Real Estate Syndications

United States, 12th Mar 2026 - The definition of an accredited investor has remained relatively stable for years: individuals earning over $200,000 annually, $300,000 combined with a spouse, or possessing $1 million in assets excluding primary residence. But changes are under consideration that could dramatically expand the pool of individuals eligible to participate in real estate syndications."Right now there's a few criteria," says Ross Iannarelli, Co-founder and COO of Relli. "It's in the judicial system right now where you can take an exam, kind of like a test, a questionnaire. It's kind of what they want to do to say if you pass this, that you are an intelligent enough individual to make a smart decision with your money."Why This MattersThe current accredited investor framework assumes wealth correlates with investment sophistication. A high earner or someone with substantial assets presumably understands risk and can afford losses. But this misses many sophisticated individuals who don't meet arbitrary income thresholds.A knowledge-based test would fundamentally shift access from wealth-based to competency-based. Someone earning $150,000 who deeply understands real estate finance could potentially qualify, while someone earning $250,000 with no investment knowledge might not."That alone is going to let people access a lot of different private markets, whether it be private companies that are yet to IPO," Iannarelli notes. "For real estate, it's going to allow us to take a lot of these opportunities and make them available to a much broader audience."The regulatory change wouldn't necessarily push entry points down to retail levels. Operators could maintain $5,000 or higher thresholds while still reaching a significantly larger pool of potential participants. The...

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