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Real Estate vs. Stock Market: Where’s the Smart Money Going?

Both have made millionaires, both come with risks, and both can be incredibly rewarding if approached with strategy and patience. In the wake of recent market volatility, many investors are reevaluating their portfolios, particularly weighing the merits of real estate versus stock market investments. A recent article from Realtor.com asks the question, “which is the better investment?” Let’s take a look:

Team: Stock Market 

  • Liquidity: You can access your money almost instantly.

  • Compound growth: Dividends and reinvestment can snowball wealth over decades.

  • Diversification: With ETFs and mutual funds, you can spread risk across…

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Are Investors Really Buying All the Homes?

If you’ve been worried about competing with Wall Street for a home, here’s some good news: Institutional investors (those owning 1,000+ homes) make up a small amount of the market, and they’re pulling back, according to multiple outlets. At the peak of the pandemic housing boom in Q3 2021, institutional investors made up 2.2% of home purchases. By Q2 2024, that number had dropped to just 0.3%.

  • Institutional investors currently own 0.4% of the market.

  • Small investors account for around 18% of the market.

  • Total investor purchases, meaning all non-primary home buyers, hit 14.8% of home sales in Q1 2024, the highest share recorded since data tracking began in 2001.

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Croton-on-Hudson enacts “Good Cause Eviction”

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson has adopted a "Good Cause Eviction" law aimed at strengthening tenant rights. This legislation prohibits landlords from evicting tenants or refusing lease renewals without valid reasons, such as non-payment of rent, lease violations, property damage, or illegal activity. Additionally, the law caps annual rent increases at 10% or 5% plus the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate, whichever is lower. For example, with a 2024 CPI of 3.3%, rent hikes would be limited to 8.3%.

Ralph’s Take

New York already enforces some of the nation’s strictest eviction protections. While protecting tenants is important, there are concerns that the policy will…

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