I bought my first home 3 years ago, sold it after two years for a 130k profit, bought a new house, halved my mortgage and its value has easily doubled after a year of doing hard work on it. I could probably get freehold in this market. I don't think property is ever a bad investment unless you can't afford it. The market crashes, you are left with land that you can turn into what you want. Crypto, stocks, gold etc, if their value drops they lose the only useful thing about them. Land will always be the most important asset, I think perhaps people are only just starting to recognize this.