We'd be better off with more wealth in index funds, and cheaper houses. When the British Empire wanted to reduce the value of an important asset, in that case

We'd be better off with more wealth in index funds, and cheaper houses. When the British Empire wanted to reduce the value of an important asset, in that case by criminalizing it -- I'm talking about slavery -- they paid reparations to the "owners", basically to bribe them into accepting the change to society. We may likewise need to bribe homeowners to ram through the necessary changes.