All Posts Tagged With: "percentage"
Realty Profits Understated — As Usual
I sometimes see headlines which tell us how various assets will appreciate, say a comment that real estate values will go up 3 to 5 or 7 percent next year. Why am I discomforted with such numbers and predictions? There are two reasons, actually. First, I’m not sure how anyone can predict tomorrow’s home appreciation, [...]
16Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Which Is Better: Real Estate Or Stock?
For a very long time I have made the argument that real estate is undervalued as an investment. Each time I mention this idea I get e-mail from folks on Wall Street who disagree. Now they can write to The New York Times. Imagine that a home was bought for $300,000. Add 5 percent appreciation [...]
10Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
What’s The “APR?”
The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) represents most — but not all — of the costs that will be charged over the projected life of a loan, costs such as interest and points. One catch is that loans do not normally last as long as projected. As an example, when points are paid, they are undervalued [...]
1Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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