>I'm pretty sure the end game is either exerting social or even legal pressure to KEEP the value going up, simply because so much money is involved. This just

>I'm pretty sure the end game is either exerting social or even legal pressure to KEEP the value going up, simply because so much money is involved. This just reminds me of how society screwed over future generations once the decision was made to treat housing as an investment. There is now a tremendous amount of social, political, and legal pressure to keep values going up in order to protect the financial health of a good percentage of people which is diametrically opposed with the financial health of a separate group of people who cannot afford those rising costs.