[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f367mkhgxzh5mk":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":33,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":37},{"item":4,"previous":23,"next":28},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":21,"updatedAt":22},161,"gallup-poll-real-estate-best-long-term-investment-2","Gallup Poll: Real Estate Best Long-Term Investment","\r\n\r\nThe Gallup organization conducts an annual report entitled the Economy and Personal Finances Poll, which asks Americans to choose the best option for long-term investment.\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise that real estate returned to the top position over o...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29525\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F10\u002FAmerican-Housing-Market.jpg\" alt=\"Gallup Poll: Real Estate Best Long-Term Investment | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nThe Gallup organization conducts an annual report entitled the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gallup.com\u002Fpoll\u002F168554\u002Famericans-sold-real-estate-best-long-term-investment.aspx\">Economy and Personal Finances Poll\u003C\u002Fa>, which asks Americans to choose the best option for long-term investment.\r\n\r\nIt was no surprise that real estate returned to the top position over other investment categories (gold, stocks\u002Fmutual funds, savings accounts\u002FCDs and bonds).\r\n\r\nBack in 2011, gold was the most popular long-term investment among Americans. 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