I agree, I bought my house as a home, I really don't need or want it to go up in value. I think many people would be better of if we had policies discouraging r

I agree, I bought my house as a home, I really don't need or want it to go up in value. I think many people would be better of if we had policies discouraging residential housing as an investment. My home's value has gone up over 30% since I bought it around 18 months ago (and 50% since 3 years ago) - I couldn't afford to buy my own home if I were house shopping today.