Real Estate vs. Stock Market Investing

The competition between stock market investing and real estate has been going on since the mid 1960s, in order to prove to be the best source of investment returns. The stock market was regarded as a place to invest, whereas the realty was considered to be more reliable in the past. The present scenario is more of a revolutionized kind. It showed visible signs of change in the mid 1990s and kept on changing since then. At present real estate, especially the residential realty that is purchase, renting, reselling and holding of realty assets is the matter of investment choice for the most of investors. This generally affects the condominiums and town homes located inside the urban cores but prove to be a boon for single-family assets. The primary reason of the investment revolution is the tangibility of assets. Most of the investors would opt for real estate investment where they would be able to see, touch, paint and above all feel the sense of security and possession, rather than the purchase of a share into a distant company over which the investor cannot access any control. Apart from psychological reasons it can be supported by a very valid reason, the reason of availability of financing. In the stock market, there is a constant fear of being severely affected by its loss, as millions of investors have been the victims of such losses, earlier. But, only a few buyers and sellers have been affected in the scandals relating to Real Estate. Lenders have become more comfortable with the purchase of realty market values than that of stocks and bonds. Banks generally give loans on appraised values, and an appraiser of a residential realty determines its real market value with a relatively higher degree of accuracy. This is easier than a stock analyst trying to evaluate the books of a corporation accurately. A financial institution would lend money far more easily to a qualified real estate buyer than to a stock market investor.    Related content: buyers: In business and accounting, an asset is defined as a probable future economic benefit obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a result of a past transaction or event. What the borrower owns. This could include real estate, savings, vehicles, RRSPs, GICs, stocks, bonds, household goods, etc. ASSET - The Association of Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians (ASSET), was a British trade union, chiefly representing supervisors in the metal working and transport industries. It was formed from the National Foremen's Association, founded in 1918. buyer - One who purchases or acquires property. stock market: The things of value that you own, such as your home, car or summer home. ASSET, or Aerothermodynamic Elastic Structural Systems Environmental Tests was an experimental US space project involving the testing of an buyer - The Company does not act on behalf of the Buyer. The Company cannot guarantee the existence of, or bids made by, a Buyer or other bidders and is not responsible for anything they do or say in relation to a lot, including but not limited to any breach of the rules of the Site (the Rules ). buyer - means the purchaser, agent of the purchaser or associated third party who enters into this agreement for the supply of Products and Service from the Company. Buying - Trade is the exchange of goods, services, or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. assets: What you own The market where the prices of common stock are determined. asset - Assets are cash, accounts receivable, inventory, real estate, and securities - anything of value that a corporation owns.