An investment fund is a way of investing money alongside other investors in order to benefit from the inherent advantages of working as part of a group such as reducing the risks of the investment by a significant percentage. These advantages include an ability to: hire professional investment managers, who may offer better returns and more adequate risk management;

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate.REITs own many types of commercial real estate, including office and apartment buildings, warehouses, hospitals, shopping centers, hotels and commercial forests.Some REITs engage in financing real estate. Most countries' laws on REITs entitle a …