What is the definition of Real Estate Investments?
Real Estate Investments are real property, commercial mortgage loans and other real estate assets that are owned by life insurance companies. Real estate pertains to immovable property - the land, as well as the buildings and structures that are permanently attached to it.
Real estate investment may obtain income through lease payments or rentals or through the sale of property that appreciated in value.
Life insurance companies are allowed to invest a certain percentage of their capital for real estate investments in their efforts to obtain investment earnings so that they could provide attractive rates of returns for their policyholders. Investments on real estate are limited for insurance companies, since it is a long-term investment, are not assets that you can easily sell to pay for claims, and the market can also be unpredictable.
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