house prices

Oh well, I'm not arguing anything, but will this trend sustain for a long time?

Anyway, I think it's still a good idea to buy a house and rent it out partially if you are going to stay in this area for more than two years -- you can't probably rent out stocks :) Except the fact that you know how to play the game and earn 10%+ in a month (and, of course, bearing the risk of losing it all in a day :)