Chances are most investors reading Seeking Alpha are overweight the US in terms of both stocks and real estate. This has worked out well in recent decades. However, a longer view of history shows this exposes individuals to extreme downside risks, especially in terms of geopolitical turmoil. International real estate offers two main benefits in addition to steady income: geographic diversification and currency diversification. The Vanguard Global Ex-US Real Estate ETF (VNQI) lets you to allocate into international real estate at a much lower cost than alternative funds.
Geographic Diversification
The benefits of geographic diversification