It may seem like an odd time to launch a new commercial property venture, with interest rates at a 22-year high and valuations of basically every property type dropping, but a fresh wave of nontraded REITs has arrived to take advantage of those very same conditions...

Vacancies in the largest office markets are rising.

Financial advisors who are looking for alternatives to the higher risks of the stock market as well as individual investors seeking income and lower risk would be well-advised to check out these nontraded REIT offerings for the attractive risk vs. return profiles they have provided over the last two years plus.