The only reason anyone buys those assets is because of the divine share buybacks. Anything else is purely speculation and always reverts back to the mean. Over

The only reason anyone buys those assets is because of the divine share buybacks. Anything else is purely speculation and always reverts back to the mean. Over the long term effectively 100% of all stock market returns comes from either dividends (and buybacks) or the companies increasing ability to pay dividends (through earnings growth). I'm not sure why you think having a place to live ( or to rent to someone else) is not productive... mind explaining?