[yummyfajitas]

It would really suck to engage in real estate speculation and then have the value of my investment skyrocket until I sell it for a large sum of money. I sure hope that doesn't happen to me one day!

Buying low and selling high, how awful.

[quinnchr]

Low income households spend an exceptionally high percentage of their income on housing (http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/finance/housing-costs/hou...). Meaning they are particularly sensitive to price increases. So yes, it would really suck for your home value to increase a couple percent and have to move. But hey, if there's profit involved who can complain!

Furthermore, most low income households who own property aren't engaging in speculation, they are simply trying to keep the property they inherited.