Continuing low allocations to direct property are “tantamount to the biggest blind spot ever witnessed in the history of asset allocation strategy, says Australian Direct Property Investment Association President Richard Cutler, citing a new study showing direct property significantly reduces portfolio risk and investment loss, while delivering attractive total and income returns.

Conducted by Atchison Consultants in association with APX for the ADPIA, the study compared the returns and volatility of direct property (including commercial, office, industrial and retail property), cash, fixed interest, Australian shares, overseas shares, listed property a...