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title: The rise of real estate investing
description: Since the financial crisis of 2008, pension funds and other institutional investors, including some of the world’s largest fund managers, have raised their allocation to real estate by around 20%-30%.
image: https://www.shojin.co.uk/hubfs/Blog/The%20rise%20of%20real%20estate%20investing/The-rise-of-real-estate-investing.jpg
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 Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 minutes to learn more.

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**Risk summary for investments in speculative illiquid securities which are arranged by a firm by way of an online platform.**

 

**Estimated reading time: 2 min**

 

Due to the potential for losses, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers this investment to be very complex and high risk.

 

**What are the key risks?**

 

1. **You could lose all the money you invest** 
     - By investing into a real estate project through Shojin you will be investing in a Bond instrument issued by Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV’s) which provide a funding facility for the purpose of real estate development. If the project fails, Investors can lose some or all of the money they invested.
     - Advertised rates of return aren’t guaranteed. This is not a savings account. If the project doesn’t pay the SPV back as agreed, you could earn less money than expected or nothing at all. A higher advertised rate of return means a higher project risk with an increased probability of losing your money.
     - Due Diligence and project oversight is carried out by the platform on each Shojin project that you are investing into to assess how well they are expected to perform. However, you should always also do your own research before investing.
     - These investments are sometimes held in an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). While any potential gains from your investment will be tax free, you can still lose all your money. An IFISA does not reduce the risk of the investment or protect you from losses.
2. **You are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong** 
     - Protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in relation to claims against failed regulated firms, does not cover poor investment performance. [Try the FSCS investment protection checker here.](https://www.fscs.org.uk/check/investment-protection-checker)
     - Protection from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) does not cover poor investment performance. If you have a complaint against an FCA regulated firm, FOS may be able to consider it. [Learn more about FOS protection here.](https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/consumers)
3. **You are unlikely to get your money back quickly** 
     - This type of property investment could face delays that can delay payments. These investments could also fail altogether and be unable to repay investors their money.
     - You have the opportunity to sell your investment early through the secondary market but there is no guarantee you will be able to find someone willing to buy.
4. **This is a complex investment** 
     - This investment has a complex structure to ensure the interest of investors is protected. Investments are made into each designated project SPV and are ringfenced from other project SPV's to ensure full transparency of each investment made.
     - You may wish to get financial advice to understand how the structure works before deciding to invest.
5. **Don’t put all your eggs in one basket** 
     - Putting all your money into a single business or type of investment for example, is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.
     - [A good rule of thumb is not to invest more than 10% of your money in high-risk investments.](https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart/5-questions-ask-you-invest)

[If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself, visit the FCA’s website here.](https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart)

[For further information about minibonds, visit the FCA’s website here](https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/mini-bonds).

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# The rise of real estate investing

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Our core investment philosophy here at Shojin is that everyone, regardless of the size of their portfolio, can benefit from diversifying their holdings beyond the traditional asset classes of stocks, bonds, and funds.

 

Alternative assets represent a chance to spread risk and to capture market-beating returns at the same time, and within the alternatives universe, it is and in all likelihood will remain real estate that ticks the most boxes for investors.

 

Whilst it goes without saying that economic predictions need to be treated with caution, there has been a great deal of encouraging news recently for those watching the real estate asset class and trying to predict its future trajectory.

 

**Great expectations**

 

Since the crisis of 2008, pension funds and other institutional investors have raised their allocation to real estate by around 20%-30%, according to [PGIM Real Estate](https://www.wealthmanagement.com/investment-strategies/investors-pour-capital-deep-pool-private-equity-real-estate-funds).

 

In large part, this was driven by the need to find enhanced yield in a fixed income environment characterised by soaring bond prices and ever sinking yields.  The fact that real estate as we have already explained can offer not only strong yields but also capital preservation and appreciation further boosted the asset class's appeal.

 

Looking ahead, the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), a well-respected source of data on the US real estate market, have [recently published the results of their benchmark survey](https://www.wealthmanagement.com/investment-strategies/pension-funds-eye-higher-real-estate-allocations) of asset managers.

 

As the chart below shows, the pension funds surveyed remain overwhelmingly bullish on real estate assets, with expected total returns anticipated to be healthy in all sub-categories out until at least 2026.

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A similar overall picture is expected in the UK, with pension funds here likewise seeing property investment as a vital tool to navigate stock market volatility whilst achieving better yields than the safest parts of the bond market can offer.

 

In general, research conducted by pension funds tends to be high quality and reliable, based on both the size of the research teams such funds usually have at their disposal, as well as the fact that pension funds are normally prohibited from excessive risk-taking and therefore need to be much more confident their forecasts are reliable than more speculative financial institutions.

 

**Institutional investors are raising their allocation to real estate**

 

A noticeable trend has been the increasing exposure to property investments sought by some of the world’s largest fund managers.

 

For example, the [British Colombia Investment Management Corporation](https://www.top1000funds.com/2022/06/superior-return-risk-metrics-driving-rising-allocation-to-private-markets/) has substantially increased its allocation to alternative assets over the past few years, a process that has seen alternatives rise from 20% in 2015 to circa 45% today.  The fund’s allocation target over the next three to five years is to raise this even further to approximately 55%, and this pattern is far from unique.

 

Of the 45% currently in alternatives, real estate makes up the largest single asset class at around 20%, followed by private equity and infrastructure some way behind.

 

This story, whereby the world’s largest institutions are first to the punch and capture the lion’s share of the gains to be had from the fact that real estate is uniquely well-positioned to succeed in the current macroeconomic climate, has been true at more or less every other significant change in market regimes.

 

The difference is that today, due to advances in fractional ownership technology lowering the barriers to entry into real estate investment, a vastly wider and more diverse group of investors can participate in this lucrative sector.

 

**There has never been a better time to diversify into real estate**

 

Real estate assets can add a huge amount to an investment portfolio currently centred on traditional assets.

 

Not only is diversification across asset classes a good idea from the point of view of hedging against downside risk, diversification into property can generate inflation-beating rental income, as well as offering the chance of capital appreciation in excess of that offered by indexes tracking the main public markets.

 

Real estate assets can therefore add stability to a growth-oriented and riskier portfolio, but could also add growth potential and the chance of capital appreciation to a more risk-averse fixed income portfolio.

 

As 2022 continues to provide economic surprises and the medium-term outlook for the developed markets remains uncertain, real estate assets today look as appealing as they ever have.  Hence it is unsurprising to see major institutional investors allocating more and more of their capital toward property investments.

 

As we have always argued here at Shojin, the days when this path was closed to all but the largest investors are gone for good.

 

Whatever your risk tolerance – and as is often remarked, we all feel like we have a high tolerance for risk until we see the financial consequences of genuinely severe downturns in the markets – real estate can add something to your portfolio.

 

Whilst returns can never be predicted with any degree of certainty, what we are certain about is that the unique combination of characteristics that have always served to make real estate such an important compliment to traditional investments are just as valid today as they were in the past.  If anything, the high inflationary context of today simply makes real estate an even more appropriate addition to the average individual portfolio.

 

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