Investment Strategies

There are excavators and bulldozers seemingly everywhere in the desert city of Juarez, pushing dirt into tall piles and carving out space to build new factories.

Diversification, fixed incomes, lower volatility and a hedge against inflation are spurring interest in commercial real estate funds.

The value of U.S. farm real estate grew 7 percent in June from a year earlier, the biggest increase since 2014.

Nearly two years of sub-zero real yields have penalized average savers and bond investors.

The key is finding the right assets now, before pricing catches up with demand levels.