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It would be a good idea. 2008 went a long way towards disabusing a lot of folks of the notion that buying property is always a good investment.

But given the way my mom still talks up real estate there's probably some more room for tamping down.

Good point, prior to 2008 it seemed like everyone was convinced that buying a house was a no brainer and that renting was throwing your money away.

Maybe what happened with Detroit helped too.