August 16, 2024
Real Estate Value

Barron’s feature: Real Estate Is Staging a Comeback. 6 Ways to Play It.

Key Takeaways Include:

  • Those looking to bargain-hunt the real estate sector might want to consider the more value-oriented Third Avenue fund, which has beaten 93% of its fund peers* in the past five years.
  • “The REIT sector is now trading at a noticeable discount to the S&P 500 in terms of cash flow multiples…we haven’t seen the REIT index at a discount really outside of the pandemic, the 2008-09 financial crisis, and the early 2000s.”
  • Historically the strategy has not favored REITS, which consequently contributed to its strong relative outperformance in rising rate environments.  However, the percentage invested in REITS has been gradually increasing to about 30% today.
  • High expectations for the recent purchase of Sun Communities, which owns manufactured housing communities and marinas, due to incredibly scarce assets and high barriers to entry.
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