As for buying an apartment, it depends. I personally would never borrow money to buy an apartment, but if you already have the money, maybe that's not such a bad idea?
I don't think buying an apartment is a good idea although I have the money at hand without any loans. You see, an apartment in my area easily costs more than 1 million but when you want to sell it, hell difficult. I think it is a complete waste of money.
You know better, man, you are there. I didn't know we were talking about "more than 1 million". That's big money, and you are right, usually a property that costs that much when you buy it, will cost much less when you want to sell it. If you have such money, you surely have achieved your financial freedom. Forget about my suggestion. You know better what to do with your money.