>Your 30Y mortgage was locked in years ago, so you only benefit when prices go up. Unless you stay in the house until you die, in which case property taxes mea

>Your 30Y mortgage was locked in years ago, so you only benefit when prices go up. Unless you stay in the house until you die, in which case property taxes mean you lose bigtime by appreciating values. For a house staying in the family I'd want it to be worth as little as possible.