[I cannot think of a name]

For almost five years I had to listen to my neighbor going on and on about how much the value of our homes had increased. My reply was always, “that’s nice, but we bought our home to live in, not as an investment.”

For the past two years I’ve had to listen to my neighbor going on and on about how much the value of our homes had decreased. My reply is always, “that’s nice, but we bought our home to live in, not as an investment.”

I’m certain that sometime in the future I’ll be listening to my neighbor going on and on about how much the value of our homes has increased. And my answer will be.......

[cherry]

people that are set in their lifetime homes do not have to worry......the value of their home has neither increased nor decreased until they actually sell.

but I do worry about those young people who bought their first homes when the market was booming...Bush years before the crash.....and now are stuck with a too small home as their families start to grow...