Sponsor profile
SEC filings + cited sources
Walton Global is a land-focused real estate sponsor whose Growth DST 1031 program uses an all-equity structure to acquire and entitle U.S. residential land for eventual sale to national homebuilders. Distinct from income DSTs, its offerings target capital appreciation over an estimated multi-year hold for accredited investors. Walton reports a portfolio spanning 35-plus North American markets, 170-plus master-planned communities, and 85,000-plus acres serving 88,000-plus investors. Since March 2023 it has launched Growth DSTs across Georgia, California, the Carolinas, Texas, and Florida. In May 2026 it reported surpassing $3 billion in cumulative distributions across its investment vehicles.
Growth DST platform
Walton Global runs a Growth DST 1031 program that it describes as distinct from traditional income DSTs: an all-equity, all-growth structure built around acquiring and entitling land for ultimate sale to national homebuilders, with an estimated 3-plus-year hold aimed at accredited U.S.-resident investors seeking capital appreciation and 1031 exchange deferral 1. The broader firm reports a portfolio across 35-plus North American markets, 170-plus master-planned communities, and roughly 85,000 acres (about 90% U.S.), serving more than 88,000 investors 2, with offices in Scottsdale, Calgary, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Dubai, and Manila 3.
Program launch history
Walton began its Growth DST series in 2023, launching the Georgia Growth 1 DST in March 2023 and the California Growth 1 DST on August 1, 2023, the latter targeting about 215 single-family homes in Northern California 4. It followed with the North Carolina Growth 1 DST (Springhaven, roughly 72 acres in Gastonia) on February 6, 2024 5, the Texas Growth 1 DST (about 130 acres in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex) on May 1, 2024 6, and the North Carolina Growth 2 DST (Allen Tract, nearly 215 acres near Greenville) on February 13, 2025 7. In 2025 it added the Florida Growth 1 DST (465 acres for about 630 homes in Santa Rosa County) on March 27 8, the Florida Growth 2 (Jubilee) offering on July 22 9, and the South Carolina Growth 1 DST on November 20 10. Top1031 tracks ten Walton DST programs by CIK, extending through a 2026 Colorado (Holly Ridge) filing 11.
Recent land transactions
Walton reported acquiring 64 residential lots in Sarasota, Florida on February 23, 2026 12 and closing eight Sunbelt-market properties (TX, FL, GA, AZ) through its Builder Land Finance Program in April-May 2026 13. On the disposition side, it announced the sale of a 2,812-acre master-planned community site in Ellis County, Texas to Minto Communities, part of the 3,169-acre Kemp Ranch community, on February 24, 2026 14; a 1,736-acre bulk land sale in Hays County, Texas (Austin MSA) on June 24, 2026 15; and a 33.17-acre commercial land sale within the Westphalia Town Center plan in Prince George's County, Maryland to Northpoint Realty Partners on July 7, 2026 16.
Distributions and new vehicles
On May 11, 2026, Walton reported surpassing $3 billion in cumulative distributions to investors across its investment vehicles 17. It also expanded beyond the DST series, launching The American Builder Growth and Income Fund on February 12, 2026 as an extension of its Builder Land Finance offering 18 and the U.S. Land Income & Growth Fund, aimed at non-U.S. investors in residential land for resale to homebuilders, on March 18, 2026 19.