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Old 04-13-2007, 01:35 AM
DesertCat DesertCat is offline
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Default Re: trading/investing in commodities - why do/have people prefer equit

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Real estate is still a good investment even though it is only worth what people will pay for it.

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Max pretty much answered this, real estate is only worth what the underlying rents make it worth. Just let me add that the bubble of the last years happened when too many people forgot this principle and started paying prices that weren't justified by rents.
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