%0 Journal Article %T Commercial Real Estate as an Asset Class %A Andra C. Ghent %A Rossen I. Valkanov %A Walter N. Torous %J - %D 2019 %R 10.1146/annurev-financial-110118-123121 %X We survey the properties of commercial real estate (CRE) as an asset class. We first illustrate its importance relative to the US economy and to other asset classes. We then discuss CRE ownership p.. %U https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-financial-110118-123121