Wall Street Is Muscling in on the Real Estate Market

Source: The Motley Fool — 

One of the best-performing asset classes this year is residential real estate. According to most real estate indices like the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) or Case-Shiller, home price appreciation has risen by anywhere between 18.5% and 19.5%. While this is below the 24% year-to-date rise in the S&P 500, it still has been a great year for house prices.