To list a few of the advantages of home ownership: 1. tax write off on interest. But with interest rates low, that is not as usefull as it has been in the pas

To list a few of the advantages of home ownership: 1. tax write off on interest. But with interest rates low, that is not as usefull as it has been in the past. 2. A few states such as texas, have some additional asset protection on your primary residence in case of bankrupcy 3. homstead exemption on property tax (approximately first $100,000 property value), varies by county. 4. property tax freeze above age 65. 5. some capital gains exemptions for primary residence. but a store of value is a store of value. Would you be ok with people buying treasury bonds as a store of value ? Or would you incentivise higher risk investments, how ? Also, private schools, golf and tennis clubs also price out a lot of people. Not too different from zoning restrictions.