And it is a far better investment than real estate.
Strangely, most people do not know today that ownership of real estate has never been "The American Dream:" that myth was created by then newly formed REALTORs Association (REALTOR is a made-up word theretofore nonexistent).
Ownership of one's home is about consumption, not investment.
Made Up? I suppose so, but every work must have its Genesis. My own profession for example - "Avionics Technician" would have had no meaning to Mr. Webster when he compiled his dictionary. Nevertheless, it's a real way to earn one's keep and a part of the language today despite being less than a century old. No language (save perhaps Esperanto) sprang full-blown into existence. The words were created to describe things and concepts the speakers dealt with on an everyday basis. New words are created, old words are forgotten, and so it will always be unless the language itself dies.