If the easy money days are over in the U.S. Housing Market and most of your net worth tied up in Real Estate, that means it's time to diversify and find appreciation in unfamiliar places.

There are plenty of signs that the U.S. real Estate market may be shifting into slow gear. Sales of existing homes fell to an eight-month low in November, leaving the highest inventory of homes on the market in 20 years, according to the National Association of Realtors, a trade association.....