The recent burst of rapid house price inflation has reinforced the perception that investing in housing is a sure-fire winner. Historically, though, the notion of dramatic increases in personal wealth deriving from increases in house prices has been misplaced. Over the last seventy years, the average annual increase in house prices has been only 7.7%.
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