[bdangubic]

where exactly does a house make no return, especially in say last decade/15 years? I bought three houses in the last 20 years, one doubled, one up 70% and one 40% (still occupying it)

[x0xrx]

Do you not see how insane it is to at once 1) demand cheap housing and 2) demand it increases in price at breakneck pace?

[bdangubic]

I am not demanding cheap housing, I was only commenting on so you own a house, it makes basically no return, now what?

[iforgot22]

I'm saying that if they find a way to keep houses affordable to buy, they can't be viable investments. The US makes for a decent home investment market. You usually see a house price double every ~10 years once it's in a desirable area.

Btw, was your 40% increased house purchased 20 years ago? If so, that's effectively a loss, and I'm not even sure about the one that doubled. 5-10 years would be different.

[iforgot22]

Exactly, it's like complaining that gold is unfairly expensive. Those lucky Boomers got to purchase it at $40/oz in 1970 ($350/oz in 2025 money), now it's $2600/oz. I should be allowed to buy gold for $350/oz so I can profit like they did.

[bdangubic]

in 2050 when it is $13,764/oz kids will be complaining you got to buy it for $2,600

[iforgot22]

In the US, not many places. But that's the complaint from some people.

[bdangubic]

give me some places where it is not and we’ll look at zillow or whatever public data there is for a given region. unless we are talking like rural-no-is-around-for-miles perhaps but otherwise properties over the last 10-15 years have appreciated