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Investors today are clamoring for opportunities to diversify away from high systemic risk assets, particularly toward those that offer a hedge against currency instability and inflation. This year, precious metals and cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed in value, but both seem to be hitting some short to medium-term resistance. One asset that is highly undervalued and often forgotten by public market investors is land.
It is admittedly difficult to see land in itself as an asset class as the value of land varies widely depending on its use. Metropolitan and residential