Real Estate versus Gold -

[Christian Welch]

With all the hype about gold soaring toward $4,000/oz, I wanted to take a moment to share some reality—grounded in facts, not headlines.

Gold is shiny. Gold has history. But let’s be honest: the truly wealthy are property owners.

In today’s market, homeownership and real estate investment have never been more strategic—or more challenging—for the average person. Factors like:

✅ Sellers holding tight to  low interest rates
✅ Capital gains concerns
✅ Multigenerational households
✅ Rising construction costs
✅ Inflation and interest rate pressures
✅ Economic uncertainty

…all limit inventory and make real estate increasingly valuable.

My father and grandfather always said:
“Buy land—they’re not making any more of it.”
They weren’t exaggerating.

Here’s the perspective that matters:

🏢 Global Real Estate: $393.3 Trillion
📈 Global Equities: $126 Trillion
📄 Global Debt Securities: $144 Trillion
🪙 All the Gold Ever Mined: $20.2 Trillion

Yes—you read that correctly. Real estate is worth nearly 20x more than all the gold in the world and exceeds the combined value of stocks and bonds.

Why? Because land and property generate income, hedge against inflation, and create tangible, long-term equity. Gold? It sits there.

While many are chasing shiny distractions, smart money is acquiring productive, cash-flowing assets—the kind that build real wealth and create a legacy.