What Happens When You Compare Stocks & Real Estate on the Same Chart?

S&P 500 vs. Real Estate Appreciation… side by side.

So, how do stocks and real estate appreciation compare when you plot their year-by-year returns on the same chart?

Here’s what the data says:

• S&P 500 has far more big wins and big losses

• Real estate stays mostly in the 0–10% and 10–20% range

• The most common return for real estate? 0–10% (63.2% of the time)

• Real estate almost never drops more than 10% in a ye…