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  • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Why should I care about someone’s equity? Houses are for shelter and privacy. Why do we treat them as investment vehicles?

    My car doesn’t become more valuable as it ages. Neither does my computer, or my clothing, or anything else. If they want their home to become more valuable, they should invest in improvements to it, not just depend on all houses getting more expensive for everyone else forever. It’s a ludicrous, unsustainable idea.

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      10 hours ago

      To strike a balance, home values should go up at the same rate as general inflation and/or wages (ideally the latter, really), or at least stay the same over time.

      You really don’t want to find yourself in a situation where you need to sell and you’re underwater. At the same time, they obviously shouldn’t be the investment vehicles they are now.

      Also some people use the equity from home appreciation to take out an extra mortgage for improvements. I don’t personally think it’s a great idea (as it can put you under water if the market takes a wild swing), but it’s something people can use to get a cash injection for potentially expensive home improvement work.