Any Comparison available between Indian real estate and Stock Market over a long period
Yes, we friends have done number of such studies and we found that in the long term residential flats appreciate at 12 % CAGR. I bought a 1 BHK flat in a good locality in 2001 for 7.00 L . If I had invested the same amount in HDFC Equity Mutual Fund or Reliance Taxsaver it would have grown to over 85 Lacs and over 110 Lacs respectively. I still hold that flat and I can get max Rs 50 Lacs for it at todays prices.
Another financial number cruncher friend of mine bought a 3 BRHK flat in a good locality. He calculated in greater details over 15 years considering municipal taxes, rent received, society maintenance charges etc and found out that investing in a mutual fund would have given him more returns.
There was a further analysis in a newspaper article. There they assumes A and B are two friends. A buys Rs 50 L apartment with Rs 5 L down payment and takes housing loan for 15 years and pays installments.He lives in that apartment.
B puts Rs 5 L as lumpsum investment in HDFC Equity Fund and the installment amount he invests in the same fund as a monthly SIP. As he has no place to live, they have assumed that he takes a rental flat paying a rent of Rs 15 K per month on average.....
Comparing both the cases they found that B who invested in mutual fund has more wealth value than A even considering the appreciation of the flat...
Investments in equity and mutual funds are very good considering the tax treatment which the capital gains get.
I am told that plots appreciate faster if they are in good location but it has its problem of encroachment, land grabbing, zopadpattis, land mafia , local goons,politicians etc.....
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