This doesn’t apply to someone who may have purchased their first home between 2003 and 2006, but in general, buying a home has always been a good investment, and will be again soon. If you bought a home today, or in two years, with a 30 year fixed, your payment will always be the same, vs. renters who will probably see their rent increase every year. And isn’t the eventual goal of most homeowners to have their house paid off when they are retired?