Originally Posted by Laguna
when u have bond, ur looking for fixed income or yield and perhaps some capital appreciation. U buy straight bond, so the capital appreciation is not that substantial.
When in property, ur talking not about rental/yield, but on capital appreciation especially on a cash on cash return. Of course, now with lower LTV, the cash on cash return is getting lesser.
I got a friend, bot in early 2011, now the capital appreciation is 60%, u cannot get this sort of capital return in bonds.