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Which is a Better Long-term Value – Current House Prices or Current Price of Gold?

When real estate is "cheap" and gold is "expensive", relative to their long-term averages and each other, real estate is likely to powerfully outperform gold as an investment and inflation hedge over the long term, all else being equal. [That being said, however,] what exactly is "cheap" and what is "expensive"? Answering that question is where the Gold / Housing ratio comes into play. [Let's take a look at it and determine whether gold or real estate is a buy at the current time.] Words: 3516

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