The traditional make up of an institutional real estate investment portfolio may need to shift to make room for a broader array of alternative real estate investments. A sponsored report, “Real estate alternatives: Changing the role of real estate within an institutional portfolio,” by David Segall, director, strategic insights, Americas, and Melissa Reagen, managing director, portfolio management, alternatives, Americas, of Nuveen Real Estate, examines how investors who stick to the traditional four property types may miss the full benefits of a real estate allocation, including possibly higher risk-adjusted returns, better diversification and lower capital expenditures. To access a pdf of the Sponsored Section, which was published in the July/August issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas, click here.