We are almost back to ?pre-housing crash? home values. The inventories of distressed properties (foreclosures and short sales) are shrinking dramatically. The economy is improving. The job numbers are headed in the right direction.
The big question that still remains: Have Americans regained their confidence in real estate as a worthy investment?
According to a?survey?conducted by?Princeton Survey Research Associates, Americans have put real estate back into first place as the best of all investments.
Here are the results of the survey:
Bottom Line
Homeownership never lost its place as a key component of the American Dream for a host of financial and non-financial reasons. It is good to see that it has regained the top spot as best overall investment.