Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021

Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by plasticchris on Thursday February 17, 2022 @12:25PM (#30375918)

Stocks /and/ houses?

How does stock have utility anything like housing?

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Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by tanseydavid on Thursday February 17, 2022 @12:53PM (#30376282)

If you are seeking to become a residential home owner (occupied primary residence) then the utility of the real estate is quite different as you note.

If you are purely an investor then the utility of equities vs. real estate is the same -- it is an investment.

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Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by sokoloff on Thursday February 17, 2022 @02:21PM (#30377383)

If an operating business has utility, then owning a fraction of that operating business has utility.

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