Unlike stocks and bonds, which can be of value one day and of no value the next, real estate maintains intrinsic value, even if the property values rise and fall.
Commercial real estate is one of few investment classes that is a hard asset, with meaningful intrinsic value. The land has value, as does the structure itself. Unlike stocks and bonds, which can be of value one day and of no value the next, real estate maintains intrinsic value, even if the property values rise and fall.