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Originally Posted by Verbal
With that said, I do believe domains are Real Estate. If you buy a "Pussy.com", you are sitting on a steady income ... Even if that income dwindles over the years, the domain will always have a value that is likely to increase. There will always be somebody willing to pay the money to try and turn it into a "brand".
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Agree, but following the classic real estate analogy...
Neighborhoods gentrify or depress obviously for certain reasons, and yes, some areas will always hold a high value regardless and even in spite of risky conditions. For example, the Malibu homes on the edge that are probably going to be in the sea an earthquake or two down the road will hold a value no matter how crappy the prospects are for it being there in a few years. Obviously, in similar fashion, some domains have lost or held value due to the "neighborhood" being quality or not; i.e., the traffic is crappy or the site is so full of shady consumer rip offs that scare people from ever returning, etc..
Sex.com being the best example of a hot property that became a slum, a place where no amount of cash seems it could change that perception, what is a good example of a keyword domain that has become well established as a brand?