Back to the original question - is the stock market going to crash ? Answer historically is yes. The market has corrected every 4 - 7 years. The more important question is when ? Majority of scholars agree you can not time the market. However I predict by the end of this year. When all the protection for renters not paying rent and banks not able to foreclose expires ( I think around Sept?) landlords will find the renters are never going to pay back the rent. Where will that extra money for them to do so come from ? Landlords will have a sour taste and realize they are not in control of their own investment. Now couple loss of rent with loss of control and the realization the real estate market is red hot there will be a rush to sell to recoup. The rush to sell will flood the market with real estate and the housing market will crash. Many people equate high house values to wealth and that feel good feeling subconsciously drives them to spend. When the housing market crashes it will drastically stop the spending and bingo - crash.
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