Thinking about buying stocks instead of a home as mortgage rates top 7%? The S&P 500 has blown away the housing market over the past decade
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Thinking about buying stocks instead of a home as mortgage rates top 7%? The S&P 500 has blown away the housing market over the past decade
From an investing perspective, U.S. homes have paled in comparison to the stock market in recent years, and the surge in mortgage rates will likely widen that mismatch. The housing market has been largely frozen since the COVID-era boom ended in 2022, when the Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive rate-hiking campaign to rein in inflation. The Fed is now tightening policy again, and the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is back above 7%. A…
Over the past 10 years, US home prices have risen by 87%, while the S&P 500 has surged by 235%. However, for ordinary families, the choice between buying a house and stocks shouldn't be based solely on price increases: renting might be cheaper each month, stocks offer higher returns, and buying a house allows for leveraged homeownership to build home equity. The real comparison is which approach leaves behind more assets years later.
Thinking about buying stocks instead of a home? The S&P 500 has blown away the housing market
From an investing perspective, U.S. homes have paled in comparison to the stock market in recent years, and the surge in mortgage rates will likely widen that mismatch. The housing market has been largely frozen since the COVID-era boom ended in 2022, when the Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive rate-hiking campaign to rein in […]
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