Term: Institutional Investors

A large organization that accumulates funds to purchase or invest in securities, property, and other assets on behalf of its members, clients, or shareholders. 

Institutional Investors can include:

• Aggregators
• Banks – National, regional, and local banks that make loans on real estate and lend to private lenders in the form of “Warehouse Lines of Credit.”
• Publicly Traded REITs – Real Estate Investment Trusts that are publicly traded on an exchange, like the New York Stock Exchange.
• Private Equity Firms – Investment partnerships that buy, manage, and sell companies, operating on behalf of institutional and accredited investors.