Welcome to the state wealthy podcast. I'm your host Taylor Schulte and today I'm sharing some

updated research on investing in real estate. In general, there are three primary ways that you

can invest in this asset class. Number one, direct ownership. This could be a primary home or

investment property. Number two,

listed real estate like publicly traded real estate investment trusts or reeds. Or three,

private or unlisted real estate like a non-traded reed. Most investors agree that allocating

to real estate is prudent, but what they don't agree on

is which vehicle makes the most sense.

So if you continue to wrestle with how to invest in real estate, you'll enjoy the recent results

that I'm sharing today from a 22-year study on this popular asset class.

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slash 134. Real estate investment trusts commonly referred to as REITs were established by Congress

in 1960, and the purpose was to give all investors, especially the average American, access to these income-producing

commercial real estate properties that had previously only been available to large financial

institutions and wealthy individuals. The first REIT index was launched in 1972, and the first mutual

fund came alive in 1985. Today, almost half of all American households own

reits in some shape or form, and collectively, the entire reet market represents about

$3.5 trillion across 500,000 properties here in the United States. While reits are often

compared to residential real estate

when having performance conversations, there are some glaring differences. For example, by

definition, a reet is technically a company that owns, operates, or finances income-producing

real estate. And these reits invests in a wide scope of real estate property types,

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