Is Real Estate a bubble worldwide? Is it worth investing in?

>>1253669

depends on location, all the major US cities are for sure in a bubble. They are propped up by foreign investors, boomers who will die off soon, and industries that are being squeezed by the state and could move at any time. That and the overwhelming (and growing) poverty class in these cities demanding more from the state that are already heavily socialist leaning it's bound to crash at any time. Most of the people are living paycheck to paycheck paying rent prices even with decent jobs. Don't expect the major industries to stick around forever when they have to pay even entry level people 60k+ to have even a decent quality of life while being taxed out the ass.

Look for emerging markets or undervalued markets. Common formula to tell if property is overpriced is annual rent X 10 = true home value (but some places expect rent to drop as well such as LA). Places like las vegas and Georgia for example were great buys 5 years ago and still decent now. The south in general is safe bets but don't expect fast money. Buying rural property slightly outside major cities is safe bets as well as you should expect them to expand as these overcrowded cities continue to push people out. It's 50/50 with that but you shouldn't experience a big loss, just the possibility of the city surviving and expanding its reach.

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Below is a chart for 1-bedroom properties in London. Still, some consider this a bubble and expect the prices to collapse.

>>1253669
Do not invest in individual apartment units or homes. I'm in the us but I would think it would be similar in other areas. You are competing with normeis who will pay higher prices just to have a place. Invest in commercial if you have over $200k usd or equivalent to spend

>>1253669
It's not a bubble, they went down in price because your economy has gone to shit.

In some places it is mid-bubble, in other places it is not.

>>1253718
I live in London and rent. This chart makes me want to cry.

Well on my wages, even if I left my money in a bank account and didn't spend a single penny, it would take me at least 3-4 years to be able to afford a deposit for a shitty 2-bedroom Victorian terrace house in the rough part of town.

This isn't even in any major city, I live in a part of the UK that is mostly farmers. The thought of living with my parents until I'm well into my 20's depresses me.

An easy way to tell if housing might be in a bubble is to compare the price of a home with the monthly rent it would get.

If the rent is approximately one percent of the purchase price, you are not in a bubble.

interest rates in america are going to cause cashflows into foreign countries and most likely their real estate which will prop it up for the time being

Prices in SEA are still high, even by Western standards, and they sit empty. I blame low interest rates. Yeah I think there's a global bubble, especially here in Canada

You think TPTB want people to have expensive assets? No, they convince everyone to buy a house because this time it's different and then they let/cause the market to crash. Seems to be the endgame imo