Is Home Ownership A Bad Investment?

by Charles Sipe on August 24, 2010

Here is an interesting take on whether your home is still a good investment from Gary Shilling.

-Housing has never been a good investment
-A home is a place to live not an investment
-Housing has gone nowhere for a century based on inflation and home size
-It has always been cheaper to rent than to buy unless you expect huge appreciation
-Younger people are waiting until they really need a bigger house, retirees don’t want to mow the lawn
-People aren’t forming families until they decide to move into a house

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