«When considering buying and building wealth through
equity appreciation versus renting, and reinvesting in a portfolio of stocks and bonds, property appreciation does not change the results,» co-author Ken Johnson, real estate economist at Florida Atlantic University's College of Business, said.
Not exact matches
My intrigue stems back to my earlier comments that the long term trends in
appreciation in real estate are simply not very competitive
versus equities, despite what Robert Kiyosaki had to say in his book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
My personal experience proved that lumpsum investing is better than STP for 6 to 12 months as I invested in 5 hybrid
equity balanced funds for an amount of 12 lakhs on 1st January 2016 when markets were all time high, but, immediately after I invested, markets started to fall with some corrections for few months and my portfolio was down by 1.5 lakhs
versus my investment at some point but now my portfolio is up by 1.2 lakhs where there is an
appreciation of 14 % till date, some people even suggested me to go for STP over 6 to 12 months to average out but I believed in this lumpsum investing than STP as I did not need this anount for upto 5 years.
One key to selling condos is to convince buyers that they are better off owning
versus renting, which is done by pointing out the benefits of the current low interest rates, the mortgage interest tax deduction and how property
appreciation increases
equity, says Robert Kaplan, managing director in Holliday Fenoglio Fowler's Miami office.
Interactive guides that compute the projected opportunity cost of renting
versus buying, how long it is expected to take to save for a down payment, expected monthly payments, as well as tools to project home
equity and
appreciation.
Let's assume that you've already weighed the advantages of renting
versus buying, You know that owning your own home has financial benefits in terms of tax relief and
equity appreciation, owning has nice lifestyle benefits and you can make alterations to suit your own taste.