Commercial investors poised to reap the benefits of Reits

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Reits will offer a commercial property investment more closely correlated with underlying property assets than broader equity markets, and provide a better risk/reward ratio than taxed shares

Predictions that the commercial property market is a bubble about to burst seem wide of the mark, especially with the eagerly anticipated introduction of Reits in the UK next year. So what are the options open to investors who are still keen to buy into bricks and mortar? Abraham Lincoln said that "property is a positive good in the world." Most people who have invested in bricks and mortar in the last decade or so would be quick to agree. Consistent long-term growth and stable total returns have been the key features of both commercial and residential markets in the past few years. UK com...