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For most of us it doesn't matter anyway.
Looks good for net worth but unless you're watching for the high so you can sell and live in a van down by the river it matters little.
I have a house. I live in it. I plan to stay. I owe X, when I pay off X it's mine.
Until my kids leave and I sell the rest is market value not real.
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This is only true if you don't leverage off of your house for other investments. I know for me the run-up in prices allowed me to purchase a share of a small business (non real estate - I'm not so convinced we're not due for a correction) that I otherwise would never have had the capital to get involved with.