Money Matters

摘要

Your home is more than your castle, it's your ace in the hole. If you haven't saved enough for retirement, you figure that you can live on the equity you've built up. But in real estate, the easy money has been made. Home prices are falling in some cities and flattening in others. For planning purposes, you should assume a return to a more traditional market, with gains in home values roughly tracing the inflation rate. That means your home won't provide you with much more purchasing power than you have today.