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  "primary_business_name": "MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE ADVISOR, INC.",
  "legal_name": "MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE ADVISOR, INC.",
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  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
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    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2003-10-07",
  "years_registered": 22,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-08-04",
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  "raum_band": "not_reported",
  "raum_band_label": "Not reported",
  "total_employees": 372,
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  "compensation_types": [
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 3,
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    "https://morganstanley.com/im/en-us/institutional-investor/capabilities/alternatives/real-assets.html"
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/127488",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(1)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    }
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  "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/morgan-stanley-real-estate-advisor-inc-new-york-ny-127488",
  "display_name": "Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc.",
  "summary": "Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2003, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated August 4, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. (CRD 127488): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 16 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 127488."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc.: Total employees: 120 in October 2021 and 372 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/127488"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc. state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 4, 2026 says: \"Generally, the Fund investors are required to invest a minimum of $10 million, unless otherwise approved by the Adviser.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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      "filing_date": "2021-03-31"
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-30"
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      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-05-15"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": null,
      "total_employees": 167,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-30"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 149,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-21"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 372,
      "filing_date": "2026-08-04"
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      "period": "2026-08-01",
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        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 83 to 170.",
        "Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA.",
        "Changed its office addresses in Chicago, IL.",
        "Added an office in Frankfurt.",
        "Added an office in London.",
        "Added an office in Madrid.",
        "Added an office in Milan.",
        "Added an office in Mumbai.",
        "Added an office in Paris.",
        "Added an office in Seoul.",
        "Added an office in Shanghai.",
        "Added an office in Singapore.",
        "Added an office in Sydney.",
        "Added an office in Tokyo.",
        "Added an office in West Kowloon.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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    "quotes": [
      "Generally, the Fund investors are required to invest a minimum of $10 million, unless otherwise approved by the Adviser."
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    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "source": {
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    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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