Indeed, home prices increasing at more than a modest rate is a bad thing for everyone in the long term. Homes should be investments in the same way that a fact

Indeed, home prices increasing at more than a modest rate is a bad thing for everyone in the long term. Homes should be investments in the same way that a factory or warehouse is an investment. You buy instead of renting in order to fix the cost of doing business over time, not to speculate on potential future values.