very short sighted of you manic...
Many did become instantly rich off the housing market.. and their own homes.. many sold and bought bigger and better homes which will be worth a fortune some time soon again.. many, like cpxx were frugal and used money from one home to buy another and many are buying homes at rock bottom right now and will be wealthy in a few short years.
I wish I had some spare cash to snap up a couple more of these rock bottom high end homes right now.
lazs