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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wieland James 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sterling Real Estate Trust [NONE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) TRUSTEE (Last) (First) (Middle) 4340 18TH AVE S, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/15/2026 (Street) FARGO, ND 58103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 01/15/2026 A 2,507.0119(1) A $24.22 204,906.4593(2) D Common Shares 01/15/2026 P 980.3921(1) A $25.5 205,886.8515 D Common Shares 13,000 I Trustmark Enterprises, Inc.(3) Common Shares 1 I Wieland Legacy Trust(4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Limited Partnership Units

$25.5

(5)

(6)

Common Shares

11,665.016

11,665.016

I

James S. Wieland LLC(7)

Limited Partnership Units

$25.5

(5)

(6)

Common Shares

1,097,319.8131

1,097,319.8131

D

Limited Partnership units

$25.5

(5)

(6)

Common Shares

35,408.425

35,408.425

I

JKD, Inc.(8)

Limited Partnership Units

$25.5

(5)

(6)

Common Shares

756,756

756,756

I

Wieland Legacy Trust(7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wieland James 4340 18TH AVE S SUITE 200 FARGO, ND 58103		X		TRUSTEE

Signatures

Michael P. Carlson, as Attorney-in-Fact for James S Wieland pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed		01/20/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes shares acquired on 1/15/26 under the dividend investment plan
(2)	The Reporting Person's actual holdings has been corrected pursuant to a clerical error made when reporting his optional cash purchase in October 2025 and to reflect the exclusion of one Common Share which was contributed to the Wieland Legacy Trust on 12/16/2025.
(3)	The Reporting Person has an ownership interest in Trustmark Enterprises, Inc. (Trustmark) and has shared voting control of the shares held by Trustmark. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such securities.
(4)	The reporting person has voting control over these shares
(5)	The units are subject to exchange or redemption pursuant to the terms of the LLLP Agreement and the applicable redemption plan.
(6)	These derivative securities do not have an expiration date.
(7)	The reporting person has voting control over these units
(8)	The reporting person has an ownership interest in JKD, Inc.

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