Margherita, thank you for reading and leaving a comment. Owning a home is often better than renting, as I mentioned in the article, but that doesn’t make it investing. The rate of return is similar to a savings account or maybe a treasury bond, if not negative. Owning a home is like a forced savings account, which does help some people who then downsize. But buying a smaller house and learning to invest the savings will produce more wealth, based on my experience.