Yes, but that 10 years was right out of my second grad degree and I had no savings (and a little debt). There's no way I was jumping right into buying a house/condo even if I wanted to, which I didn't. And housing was fairly flat where I was living at the time. I also just wouldn't have wanted the effort associated with a house at the time.
In addition, at least here the taxes and fees add another 10 to 15 percent. If the house does not increase at least that much in value within the time you live in it you lose money, plus the trouble and work of buying and selling.
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