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True, atomic.
We should add that the property market is also manipulated. In a manipulated property market coupled with insecurity of employment, it is far riskier to borrow $500K for property investment than borrowing $10K for shares, gold, hybrids, etc.
We also need to be alert to the relevant cycles. There's no point buying property while it's stuck in protracted doldrums when it's obvious that gold or shares is on upswing. Timing is probably the most important factor.
In investment, time is money. Wasted time is wasted money. I find it more rewarding to fit my investments of choice to the prevalent cycles. But some might prefer to force fit a prevalent cycle onto their preferred investment type. Doubt that brute force can win over market force.