Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (mREITs), such as Annaly Capital Management or AGNC Investment Corp , provide indirect exposure by investing in mortgage debt rather than physical properties.
This is the most common route for retail investors. Funds like the iShares MBS ETF (MBB) or the Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) pool thousands of mortgages, providing instant diversification. buy mortgage bonds
You can purchase individual mortgage-backed securities (MBS) through full-service brokers like Fidelity or Charles Schwab. Some specialized bonds, like those from Ginnie Mae, may require minimum investments of $25,000 . Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (mREITs), such as