In our society today, housing is, for different people: * A basic human need * An aggressive financial instrument for wealth creation for speculative investor

In our society today, housing is, for different people: * A basic human need * An aggressive financial instrument for wealth creation for speculative investors * A conservative financial instrument for people's retirement plans * An outlet for individual nesting instincts and outward manifestations of personal values * A mechanism for gregarious and luxurious wealth signalling. There's no one size fits all for these different requirements.