[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3cbx2n26kcmj4":3,"$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},259,"billionaire-says-real-estate-is-best-investment-possible-3","Billionaire Says Real Estate is Best Investment Possible","\r\n\r\nBillionaire money manager John Paulson was interviewed at the Delivering Alpha Conference presented by CNBC and Institutional Investor. During his session he boldly stated:\r\n\"I still think, from an individual perspective, the best deal investment...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30316\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F03\u002FBillionaire.jpg\" alt=\"Billionaire Says Real Estate is Best Investment Possible | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"553\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nBillionaire money manager John Paulson was \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002Fid\u002F101845112#.\">interviewed\u003C\u002Fa> at the \u003Cstrong>Delivering Alpha Conference\u003C\u002Fstrong> presented by \u003Cem>CNBC\u003C\u002Fem> and \u003Cem>Institutional Investor.\u003C\u002Fem> During his session he boldly stated:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>\"I still think, from an individual perspective, the best deal investment you can make is to buy a primary residence that you're the owner-occupier of.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Who is John Paulson?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nPaulson is the person who, back in 2005 & 2006, made a fortune betting that the subprime mortgage mess would cause the real estate market to collapse. He understands how the housing market works and knows when to buy and when to sell. What do others think of Paulson?\r\n\r\nAccording to \u003Cem>Forbes,\u003C\u002Fem> John Paulson is:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“A multibillionaire hedge fund operator and the investment genius.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nAccording to the \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal,\u003C\u002Fem> Paulson is:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“A hedge fund tycoon who made his name, and a fortune, betting against subprime mortgages when no one else even knew what they were.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Why does he believe homeownership is such a great investment?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nPaulson breaks down the math of homeownership as an investment:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>\"Today financing costs are extraordinarily low.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThe latest numbers from Freddie Mac show us that you can still get a 30-year mortgage for under 4%.\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“And if you put down, let's say, 10 percent and the house is up 5 percent,” \u003C\u002Fem>as many experts predict,\u003Cem> “then you would be up 50 percent on your investment.\"\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nHow many are seeing a 50% return on a cash investment right now?\r\n\r\nPaulson goes on to compare the long term financial benefits of owning verses renting:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“And you’ve locked in the cost over the next 30 years. And today the cost of owning is somewhat less than the cost of renting. And if you rent, the rent goes up every year. But if you buy a 30-year mortgage, the cost is fixed.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nWhenever a billionaire gives investment advice, people usually clamor to hear it. This billionaire gave simple advice – \u003Cem>if you don’t yet live in your own home, go buy one.\u003C\u002Fem>","\r\nWhenever a billionaire gives investment advice, people usually clamor to hear it. 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