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The NCREIF Property Index, an index of U.S. institutional private real estate, has produced nearly 9% annualized returns over 45+ years with ~7% coming from steady income, and had positive annual returns in 41 of the past 45 years. By this index, private real estate has also exhibited less volatility than stock market indices for many periods since NCREIF data began.

It also provides a hedge against inflation or other macroeconomic risk factors, since private real estate has historically exhibited far less correlation with stocks or bonds than public REITs or other major asset classes.

While many crowdfunding platforms have prom

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