Uncertainty, Fear, And Chaos: A Real Estate Investor's Best Friends

Uncertainty, Fear, And Chaos: A Real Estate Investor's Best Friends

Author: Sam Dogen: Financial Samurai founder, personal finance blogger March 5, 2025 Duration: 31:41

With trade wars, massive federal government employee cuts, fallout with Ukraine, and worsening relationships with European countries, the Trump administration is kicking off with significant uncertainty and chaos.

I spoke with Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, about how this turbulence could impact the real estate market. In essence, chaos can be good for real estate, and he believes real estate will outperform stocks in 2025 and potentially 2026.

Read the post with charts: Chaos, Uncertainty, Fear: Wonderful For Real Estate Investors

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