everytime the stock market tanks, and investors see their shares go down, you can be sure a certain % of those former stock investors will turn to property.... and never go back to stocks
they will go to the safetly of bricks and mortar, and for more control and management of their investment dollar
this refers more so to the older conservative investor... rather than the short term day traders, (who are reliant on their trading to buy the house for cash down the track)
watching your investment fall on the basis of sentiment in some country, at the whim of traders, is not what most conservative people are happy with...
a volatile stock market, is not what most conservative investors are seeking, to protect their retirement nest egg... good traders thrive on a volatile market, however that style is akin to a business, not an investment
I expect the volatility to continue, with problems in the world financial systems, an impending US election, and the problems with out own dysfunctional hung govnut...
