Investors are turning to real estate en masse.
“About 77 percent of investors with at least $1 million in assets own real estate…” reports Bloomberg on a Morgan Stanley finding. “Direct ownership of residential and commercial properties was the No. 1 alternative-investment pick for 2014, with a third of millionaires surveyed saying they plan to buy this year.”
The growing rotation makes perfect sense….
Bonds have been wallowing in a zero-interestrate policy environment for the better part of the last decade. There aren’t any clear signs of it letting up, and Treasury yields are still at historic lows. Low-risk bonds simply aren’t the viable option they once were.
Equities have benefited mightily from the low yields, and they’ve pushed higher and higher, breaking records along the way. The S&P 500 is up around 20% over the last year. Now, however, many investors are worried about a pullback, fearing an overvalued stock market, or simply limited upside.
Real estate, in the meantime, has moved well past the jitters of the recovery stage. The economy is heading in the right direction. Employment is up. Consumers are spending again. For commercial property, this is a boon.
“U.S. commercial-property values rose 8 percent in the 12 months ended Jan. 31, and have jumped 71 percent since hitting their post-recession bottom in 2009,” says Green Street Advisors, quoted by Bloomberg.
In the face of a bond-yield graveyard, plus growing vertigo in the equities market, is it any wonder why investors are moving in droves to CRE?
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Commercial property, on average, doles out more cash than stocks and bonds with comparable risk profiles, often distributing in the range of 6% to 12% annually. It used to be “who you knew” that got you through the front door of quality CRE investment and access to these income streams.
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