Real Estate versus the Stock Market

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Equity is measured as residential real estate holdings less mortgages, as a percent of total assets. DJIA is the Down Jones Industrial Average, a common measure of the stock market.

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Millions of American homes

Millions of American homes are now in default and in the process of loan modification, abandonment or foreclosure. There is no end in sight as Prime, Alt-A, and Option ARM loan resets come due beginning in 2010.samuel

I've always invested more in

I've always invested more in real estate then in stocks but now that im online stock trading i've been investing in other markets in countries where their economy is doing much better then ours. It's a little expensive with the euro and gbp but worth it.