Additionally what many may not realize, globally insurance has been hit hard by repeat events in different product lines (fire, flood, wind, all risk etc) over a 4-5 year timeframe.

Fannie/Freddie use a "global cash flow", meaning they look at all of your mortgages, principal, interest, taxes, insurance, hoa payment, car payment, student loan payments, credit card payments...you get the idea.

Quebec has some of the strongest rental protections globally as far as I'm aware (both you have to inform future tenants of what the past year's rent and that you have to strictly justify any increases). 

If you want to throw caution to the wind to feel better about yourself as a global citizen, more power to you.

To invest in stocks one was to be more intunned with global economics.I personally like the aspect of real estate because you can buy an investment and it could provide a monthly return while you still own it verses a stock you have to cash out to make your profit.

When you open up to a global context especially.  

If the tenant stops paying or the global economy crashes...you're in deep doo-doo.

The global pandemic will have much more of an impact on real estate than any one politician can make. 

When I look at global debt, the dollar crisis, the RETIREMENT crisis seems to be the big pink elephant in the room no one wants to discuss, I sit up in my chair a bit more... 

With that being said, as somebody who follows the equity markets and macroeconomic conditions, domestically and globally, we are at the highest risk we've been at since 2007 for a complete downturn.