Month: June 2013

Why go direct: REITs vs Direct CRE Ownership

Posted on , updated on by Adam Hooper

  Investing in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a popular way to “diversify” into real estate. However when you invest in a REIT you do not actually own real estate, you own a share of stock in a company. Here are 5 reasons you can do better with direct ownership…

Is commercial real estate currently a part of your investment portfolio?

Posted on , updated on by Adam Hooper

I was recently talking with a principal of a billion dollar global investment fund and he made the comment that even most high net worth investors are underweighted in commercial real estate investments. The comment reminded me of David F Swenson and the Yale Model. This investment strategy highlights just how essential real estate allocation […]