Shares vs property: How the stock market raced ahead during the slump | Mail Online

Shares vs property: How the stock market raced ahead during the slump | Mail Online

Shares have easily outperformed property since the credit crunch stunned markets in 2007, the latest performance figures show, even despite the recent impact of the eurozone debt crisis on stock markets.

Thanks to fears about a possible debt default by Greece - and suspicions of contagion spreading to Ireland, Portugal, Spain and even Italy - shares have so far had a poor 2011.

Since peaking at 6,091 on 8 February 2011, the blue-chip FTSE 100 index has fallen around 300 points, or close to 5%.

Even so, despite fears of disorder in the eurozone, shares have performed impressively since the global financial crash of 2007/09. Furthermore, they have easily beaten property since the lows of 2009.