Why Real Estate is the best long term investment.

- Over the past 30 years, home values have risen more than 6 per cent annually.

- On average, the value of a home nearly doubles every 10 years.

- 60 percent of the average homeowner\'s wealth comes from their home\'s equity

- The average homeowner\'s net worth is $171,000- that\'s nearly 46 times that of a renter\'s, who has an average net worth of $4800.

- Homeowners benefit from the power of leverage. At an annual appreciation of 5 percent, a 10 percent down payment on a home will return 94 percent after 3 years. After 5 years, the rate of return increases to 225 percent and after 10 years, 623 percent.