Housing's A Bad Investment
In the wake of the housing market's 2008 meltdown, housing remains a popular investment. This popularity is surprising because, over the post-war period, US house prices have been essentially flat in real terms while the US stock markets have risen more than fourfold in real terms over the same period.
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