The stock market has been on a tumultuous ride as of late, making commercial real estate even more attractive to investors looking for stability amid the chaos.

"I think it gives everyone a little heartburn to see the S&P 500 fall by more than 6% in a little over a week," says Marcus & Millichap's John Chang. "But the stock market has been on this trend for awhile."

Specifically, the stock market is down by 10% over the last month and by 24% from the peak at the beginning of this year. And while it gained 27% in 2021, the losses this year have basically wiped out last year's gains. The CRE market also had big pricing gains last year, according to Marcus & Millichap data, led by industrial at 17.9%, self-storage at 13.6% and apartment at 8.1% The difference?  While the stock market peaked at the end of 2021, "commercial real estate kept going," Chang says.