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November Talking Point: Residential Real Estate as an Investment

Last post 11-18-2008 10:00 PM by Anthony Mickle. 1 replies.
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  • 11-03-2008 11:38 AM

    November Talking Point: Residential Real Estate as an Investment

     

    David Kittle believes “creative lending” in residential real estate is here to stay, while also asserting that the pendulum has “swung too far” in tightening credit standards for borrowers. He also maintains that homeownership “remains the single best way for Americans to accrue personal wealth.” You can read more about Kittle's perspective in our November 2008 "10 Questions" interview.

    • Have your clients been lured into an unsustainable residential real estate investment by the appeal of “creative” financing and a naïve (in retrospect) belief in the perpetual appreciation of the property’s value? If so, what are you advising them to do?
    • To what extent—if any—should one’s primary residence be viewed as an “investment?”
    • Are you recommending that your clients invest in distressed real estate? If so, how?
    • How long do you believe the U.S. economy will suffer the impact of the bursting of the residential real estate bubble?

                    Discuss it here with your colleagues.

    Maureen Peck
    Managing Editor
    Journal of Financial Planning
    maureen.peck@fpanet.org
    (800) 322-4237, ext. 7114
  • 11-18-2008 10:00 PM In reply to

    Re: November Talking Point: Residential Real Estate as an Investment

    I totally agree with you.  In fact, I agree so much that I recently published a book entitled Real Estate for Real People, A Guide to Achieving profitability in Residential Real Estate Investing.  Thanks much for your commentary.

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