This is an extremely long-winded way of saying that rising house prices are only good for owners who want to move to a smaller house. The article misses that r

This is an extremely long-winded way of saying that rising house prices are only good for owners who want to move to a smaller house. The article misses that rising house prices can also be good for a person who intends to move to a place with cheaper housing. Net net: rising prices good for near-term retirees and rental property investors, bad for almost everyone else.