Core commercial real estate: An examination of public vs. private
Learn how diversifying with private core real estate can benefit your portfolio.
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What you'll get
We'll lay out, in plain English, the differences between public and private real estate from the perspective of advisors allocating to the space. We'll dispel the belief that private real estate lags public real estate, discuss why it's important to include private real estate in most portfolios, and show how including less liquid investments may actually protect investors from the biases we all struggle with, whether we want to acknowledge those biases or not.
Including answers to questions such as:
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What is core real estate?
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What is a cap rate and is it correlated to interest rates?
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Is a REIT ETF considered "core"?
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Do public REIT price movements lead private market value changes?
About the author
Tom Miller is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Union Square Capital Partners, with a current focus in USQ's interval fund strategies.
Previously, Tom was Head of Manager Research at Nationwide Investment Management Group. Prior to joining Nationwide, Tom was a financial analyst at the Vanguard Group, Inc. and a product manager at Delaware Investments. Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the Pennsylvania State University and earned his doctorate from Drexel University’s LeBow School of Business.
About USQ
USQ is dedicated to clearing the path for smart real estate investment decisions. We take what has historically been burdened, complex structures and transform them to pragmatic, mutually beneficial offerings. We do this with a drive to make quality real asset investment strategies accessible to the largest institutions as well as the individual investment advisors. USQ was established in 2016 by Chatham Financial, the largest independent financial risk management firm providing advisory and software solutions to clients worldwide.
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Learn how diversifying with private core real estate can benefit your portfolio.
Disclosures
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