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It would have been great if someone could have also added REITs. The argument I always hear is real estate vs the stock market.

• bagacrap 7y ago
  Real estate is tricky because you're usually gambling with someone else's money (ie a mortgage) and your access to that is dependent on many factors like provable income and credit rating.
  • sdinsn 7y ago
    He said REITs- ones' personal income and credit rating is not relevant
    • bagacrap 7y ago
      You're right, he did, but "the argument I always hear is real estate vs the stock market" doesn't make me think REIT, it makes me think of a renter considering buying a house as an investment.
• imeron 7y ago
  The San Francisco FED made a similar analysis, including housing: https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/files/wp2017-25.pdf https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/files/wp2017-25.pdf