Residential property offers a profusion of options

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There is a lot of publicity surrounding commercial property funds but investors should also consider residential property funds as these can offer good returns and in some cases are less vulnerable to economic downturns

Many financial advisers assume that property funds only invest in commercial property. This is understandable, since the vast majority of property funds available to retail investors do invest in commercial property. What is less well known is the potential available in residential property, which offers many more opportunities than just investment in homes. Commercial property funds have attracted phenomenal investment in recent years on the back of good performance. The pending introduction of real estate investment trusts (Reits) is both recognition of the interest in property as an inv...