What If Home Prices Always Fell

Money For the Rest of Us

#235 How to evaluate the purchase of a depreciating asset, such as buying a house in Japan where prices have declined 23 out of the past 29 years. Thanks to The Great Courses Plus, LinkedIn and Sleep Number for sponsoring the episode.

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• [0:20] Unfortunately, there isn’t a magic formula for dealing with a housing bubble.
• [2:33] Making the decision to purchase a second home.
• [5:31] Japan’s declining housing market.
• [13:10] Another quirk of the Japanese house: it’s freezing.
• [20:28] Should we imitate the Japanese when making decisions regarding the housing market?
• [24:19] Keeping priorities straight: making a purchasing decision based upon what matters.

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