Today,  the Market Ticker reminded me of what happened in Mexico and caused the  illegal immigration explosion when it reported "Oh Look, Now They're  Normalizing Displacing You!": Rising real-estate prices are stoking fears that  homeownership, long considered a core component of the American dream,  is slipping out of reach for low- and moderate-income Americans. That  may be so — but a nation of renters is not something to fear. In fact,  it’s the opposite. [Atlantic article] Complete crap... ... Renters have none of this ;  they are subject to the vagaries of the market and liquification of said market  screws them as often as it helps .   A renter who has a stable job and wants to raise kids with some  continuity but has the market turned into a casino can and will be  forced out at the whim of a landlord  or local tax assessor  who make it impossible to remain in their home. There is no possible way to consider this is a ...