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Why Sell Stock to Buy a Home Now?

Chuck Marunde by Chuck Marunde
November 18, 2013
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I realize, “Why sell stock to buy a home now?” is a provocative question, but there is substance behind the question. I’m not going to give you financial advice, but I am going to raise the question and let you ponder your major financial decisions. There is some discussion of late by some pretty sharp financial advisers that the markets are due for a 10% to 15% pull back or retracement. Have you noticed that the Dow, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ are all setting record highs? 

Sell Stock to Buy a Home

Sell Stock to Buy a Home

Jeff Reeves wrote an intriguing article entitled, “5 Reasons to Expect a Correction.” He wrote, “For many reasons, the market appears ripe for a correction. Not a crash, mind you, as the permabears and the bunker crowd would love to see, just a 10% to 15% dip in the broader indexes to allow reality to catch up with Wall Street.” He makes excellent points about why we may see a correction. What does this mean for real estate?

Sell Stock to Buy a Home – Timing

Timing is everything, especially in the stock market. If Jeff Reeves and some others are correct, a 15% percent reduction in a retirement mutual fund could be a large sum of money for many retirees. A two million dollar mutual fund account that is reduced by a 15% pull back translates into a loss of $300,000. You can buy a very nice home in Sequim for that price.

When IPOs are popping for billions of dollars with no earnings, and the media is hyping the 37th record high of the DOW, it’s time to watch out for a downturn, because it feels a little like 2001. Obviously, most retirees would have capital gains or income tax issues if they sold stock to buy a home, but if you knew (and we don’t know) that your mutual fund would go down by the price of a house, it might make accounting sense to pay the tax and buy the house. Hey, I’m just saying. I’m not making any predictions or recommendations here regarding your retirement account or your investments, but the question should I sell stock to buy a home now is a legitimate question.

Last Updated on November 18, 2013 by Chuck Marunde

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Chuck grew up in remote Alaska, graduated from the University of Alaska with a degree in Economics and Teacher Certification, and after teaching high school for two years, went to law school at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He served four years as a Captain and JAG in the USAF at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. After practicing real estate law for 20 years in Washington, Chuck founded iRealty Virtual Brokers covering Sequim and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. He is the author of 2,200 real estate articles and 60 books, and he produced over 100 real estate videos. Chuck combined his love for real estate and technology to create a massive Internet presence, and his articles and videos and books have been viewed by millions. Chuck is a well recognized real estate expert and his counsel is sought by other brokers and practicing attorneys around the country. Buyers from New York to Hawaii and from Florida to Alaska seek him out to retain him as their Sequim Buyer's Agent. 

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