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> Real estate isn't a very volatile asset class. This conventional wisdom has been increasingly getting less true over the last decade. Valuation increases of
by Slartie 7y ago
> Real estate isn't a very volatile asset class.
This conventional wisdom has been increasingly getting less true over the last decade. Valuation increases of 5-10% per year on a regular basis are also "volatility".
- magicalhippo 7y agoMy home will not depreciate much relative to other homes I could have bought. Yes I'm forced to sell during a downturn it's not good, but once the market picks up it's almost certain my home will increase in value as well. Harder to have the same confidence that the stocks I picked will survive a downturn as well as my home.
- jdsully 7y agoAll your arguments of safety are even more applicable to index funds since you actually own a slice of the entire market rather than just being merely correlated as you are with your house.