What Weak Stock Markets Mean To Real Estate

We may be seeing a new -- and counter cyclical -- relationship between equity and real estate markets.

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May 10, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"Even as the economy shows new signs of life, Wall Street has remained a consistent laggard. Like some sort of prehistoric beast caught in the La Brea Tar Pits, the equity leviathan has remained stuck for over two years. What does this mean for real estate markets? Research conducted recently by economist Susanne Trimbath at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica suggests that we may be seeing the emergence of a new -- and somewhat counter cyclical -- relationship between equity and real estate markets..."

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