Foreign Investment: U.S. Bonds vs. U.S. Real Estate?

Would it make more sense for new foreign investment to invest in bottomed out U.S. real estate, as the Saudis profited from in the 1970s, rather than invest in the U.S. Bond or U.S. Stock Markets?

If the foreign investors are smart they will invest somewhere else. U S is in for some very rough times ahead.

only time will tell

This is not the Depression. AND even during the Depression, real estate only lost about 15% of its value.

Real estate hasn't bottomed out.

I'll have the real estate 7 days a week; 366 days per year [I included the leap year.]

Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it!

VTY,
Ron Berue
Yes, that is my real last name!

I would wait on real estate here. Really get informed about locations before jumping into real estate here location is importaant. Real estate hasn't bottomed out yet, maybe mid 2008 my guess for real estate.

I don't do bonds and US stocks are not their hottest. One of my mutual funds has really performed well symbol "umemx", but it is an emerging markets fund.

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