Historically, real estate (Investopedia)
July 31, 2008 // Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for real estate investing // Category: Guest Articles relating to real estate investing, Real Estate Investing News
has had a low correlation to stock and bond investments, but buying and selling physical property is not nearly as simple. Enter real estate derivatives . These instruments allow investors to gain exposure to the real estate asset class without having to buy or sell properties by replacing the real property with the performance of a real estate return index.