Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Hiring of David Smith as Chief Financial Officer

Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. ("Treehouse" or the "Company"), a privately-held real estate investment trust that owns a net leased portfolio of cannabis-related real estate, announced today that the Company has hired David Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In his role, Mr. Smith will be tasked with building out Treehouse's platform for accounting, tax, finance and investor relations.

"Together with our Board of Directors, we are excited to welcome David to Treehouse," said Raymond J. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Treehouse. "David's meaningful financial and real estate experience will be instrumental in our efforts to successfully build out the depth of the organization as we look to gain market share within one of the fastest growing industries in the country. I look forward to working with David to further execute and fund our long-term strategy as we work toward building an industry leading portfolio of cannabis-related real estate."

Mr. Smith is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of real estate experience. He joins Treehouse from New Senior Investment Group, Inc. SNR where he most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2019 to September 2019. Prior, Mr. Smith served as a Managing Director in the Private Equity Group of Fortress Investment Group from 2014 to 2018, where he led capital markets and investor relations activities for New Senior Investment Group. Prior to Fortress, Mr. Smith held various finance, capital markets and investor relations roles at Ventas VTR and Aviv REIT AVIV, after beginning his career in the real estate investment banking group at A.G. Edwards. Mr. Smith received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

About Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a recently organized, externally managed real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of specialized retail and industrial properties leased to experienced, state-licensed operators for their regulated adult-use and medical-use cannabis facilities. Visit www.TreehouseREIT.com to learn more.

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