Comments on: Pending Home Sales Up 7.4 Percent, 18.4 Percent in West

By: Home Sales Are Up in Some Areas : Real Estate Industry Watch

Home Sales Are Up in Some Areas : Real Estate Industry Watch — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:32:49 +0000

[...] bit of good news that not everything in the real estate world is negative. Home sales are up in some areas. Overall, if you compare August 2008 to July 2008, pending home sales have increased 7.4%. And [...]

By: Jennifer in Louisville

Jennifer in Louisville — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:26:32 +0000

I think real estate is generally a more secure investment because its has a physicality to it. You can actually walk on, touch it, feel it, and live in the home that you purchased. So even if you are living in a depressed real estate market, you still have something to show for the money that you are paying out each month.

By: SM

SM — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:50:36 +0000

Don’t buy out of your means and you will be able to survive. The problem with many homeowners now is that they bought way outside of their means and are now paying for it.

By: Michael Acord

Michael Acord — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:09:29 +0000

Its always going to be a better investment than stocks for those who know how to buy it. Any fool can ride the appreciation wave but one day that wave will hit the shore.