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		stanleydrew on Nov 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Housing can’t both be a good investment and be aff... It would be a good idea. 2008 went a long way towards disabusing a lot of folks of the notion that buying property is always a good investment. But given the way my mom still talks up real estate there's probably some more room for tamping down.

thoughtexplorer on Nov 3, 2018 [–]

Good point, prior to 2008 it seemed like everyone was convinced that buying a house was a no brainer and that renting was throwing your money away.

Maybe what happened with Detroit helped too.

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