Comments on: Property and investment http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/ Dave Neary's view of the world Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pádraig Brady http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Pádraig Brady Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/#comment-489 Hi Dave.<p/>The equity equivalent to property mortgages<br/>are equity options: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/y59mzt">http://tinyurl.com/y59mzt</a><p/>Yes, you can buy options as well as receiving<br/>them from companies you work for :)<p/>You make the insightful point above,<br/>that both mortgages and options are<br/>a risky investment method. Hi Dave.

The equity equivalent to property mortgages
are equity options: http://tinyurl.com/y59mzt

Yes, you can buy options as well as receiving
them from companies you work for :)

You make the insightful point above,
that both mortgages and options are
a risky investment method.

]]> By: bart http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-490 bart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/#comment-490 ... risky investments indeed. as anyone knows who has played Railroad Tycoon. For those who haven't : in that game you can buy shares from Railroad companies with borrowed money. However when the stock price goes down and the value of your total assets exceeds a certain ratio to your debt you get a margin call from the bank : a forced sell just as with property and usually at great losses... … risky investments indeed. as anyone knows who has played Railroad Tycoon. For those who haven’t : in that game you can buy shares from Railroad companies with borrowed money. However when the stock price goes down and the value of your total assets exceeds a certain ratio to your debt you get a margin call from the bank : a forced sell just as with property and usually at great losses…

]]> By: jpl http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-491 jpl Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/#comment-491 I've only heard this referred to as buying investments on "margin", not leverage.<p/><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_%28finance%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_%28finance%29</a><p/>Anyway, most investment banks (E-Trade, etc) will offer margin for anyone with an account with them. I’ve only heard this referred to as buying investments on “margin”, not leverage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_%28finance%29

Anyway, most investment banks (E-Trade, etc) will offer margin for anyone with an account with them.

]]> By: Joseph http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Joseph Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/#comment-492 IMHO, the best way to invest in houses and land (I hate the term "property"; it totally removes the point that people usually *live* there) is to buy a house. It's not like you have a choice in the matter--you have to live somewhere, and you may as well get *some* money back at the end of it. But taht's probably where I'd end it, except as maybe a (small!) method of diversifying my portfolio. IMHO, the best way to invest in houses and land (I hate the term “property”; it totally removes the point that people usually *live* there) is to buy a house. It’s not like you have a choice in the matter–you have to live somewhere, and you may as well get *some* money back at the end of it. But taht’s probably where I’d end it, except as maybe a (small!) method of diversifying my portfolio.

]]> By: Stéphane http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Stéphane Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/#comment-493 <br/><a href="http://www.immonot.com/tendMarche.do">http://www.immonot.com/tendMarche.do</a> http://www.immonot.com/tendMarche.do

]]> By: AP http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-494 AP Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/#comment-494 Dave, the property market is at its peak. Chances are prices will go down.<br/><a href="http://www.bulle-immobiliere.org/">http://www.bulle-immobiliere.org/</a><br/> Dave, the property market is at its peak. Chances are prices will go down.
http://www.bulle-immobiliere.org/

]]> By: Dave Neary http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Dave Neary Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2007/01/04/property-and-investment/#comment-495 Antoine, bulle-immobiliere has been saying the same thing for the last three years - "just wait until the crash, you'll pick up the same apartment that pigeon bought for 150K€ in a few months for 120K€" was what they were saying back then. Now they're saying "just wait until the crash, you'll pick up the same apartment that pigeon bought for 250K€ in a few months for 200K€".<p/>The only problem is that they're talking about *the same apartment*.<p/>Excuse me if I don't put too much faith in people who refuse any discussion of viewpoints not in agreement with theirs.<br/> Antoine, bulle-immobiliere has been saying the same thing for the last three years – “just wait until the crash, you’ll pick up the same apartment that pigeon bought for 150K€ in a few months for 120K€” was what they were saying back then. Now they’re saying “just wait until the crash, you’ll pick up the same apartment that pigeon bought for 250K€ in a few months for 200K€”.

The only problem is that they’re talking about *the same apartment*.

Excuse me if I don’t put too much faith in people who refuse any discussion of viewpoints not in agreement with theirs.

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