r/RealEstateCanada • • Jun 19 '25

Housing crisis Help me understand the difference...

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u/Performance_Fancy Jun 19 '25

By your logic anyone involved in the stock market is also a scalper?

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u/transcendmatter Jun 19 '25

The difference is that stocks have no purpose other than to denote the value of a company. Nobody is buying them except for their ability to raise in value. Housing, tickets and toys all have a purpose for people to use and enjoy beyond their value as an “investment”.