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Re:How housing became the world’s biggest asset class by ssalazar on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @05:41PM (#22122852)
If you could take the money you were going to pay in rent (or at least the difference of mortgage-minus-rent) and instead put it in an index fund, this would be a meaningful comparison.
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Re:How housing became the world’s biggest asset class by citrablue on Thursday January 23, 2020 @09:43PM (#22134910)
Sure, but you aren't getting 5x leverage in an index fund.
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