A series of unknowns looms over commercial real estate, with uncertainty sidelining many investors and motivating a small but growing number to cut their losses and bet on American farmland, an asset that remains in high demand even as prices soar. Farmland is known for its historically strong returns, low volatility and ability to act as an inflation hedge. That gives the asset a relative stability that is a big draw for CRE investors, especially in an era when interest rate hikes are decimating profits, said Carter Malloy, founder and CEO of farmland investment platform AcreTrader. 
“We are seeing a lot of interest from those more traditional real estate types of folks,” Malloy said. “In commercial real estate, you’ll have plenty of people who show up and say, ‘I doubled my money last year,’ and plenty who will say, ‘I lost it all.’ That’s a rarity…  Read the full story here. | 
