Adrienne Warren Quotes on Potential (2 Quotes)

Looking past the short-term price risk inherent in essentially any asset -- real or financial -- there is little doubt that housing represents a good long-term investment. Since the mid-1950s, real home prices in Canada have increased, on average, just over two per cent per year . Of course, home ownership also carries intrinsic value beyond its investment potential, including lifestyle benefits.

While the U.S. consumer appears to be in reasonably good shape, the risk lies in the potential for higher heating bills this winter to sharply curtail discretionary household spending,