Real Estate As An Asset Class
I was speaking with a friend of mine the other day about asset classes, and the topic of real estate as an asset class came up. We were under the impression that there are really two ways to hold real estate:Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that purchase and hold real estate investments; orInvesting in actual real estate (houses, buildings, land)If you look at my portfolio, I could argue that I hold real estate. My iUnits REIT fund holds a number of real estate investments. …