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Kevin O'Leary Insists Your Home Isn't an Asset — Real Estate Always Goes Up? 'Ask the People Who Bought in 2007 and Watched Their Values Collapse'

January 10, 2026

Kevin O'Leary Insists Your Home Isn't an Asset — Real Estate Always Goes Up? 'Ask the People Who Bought in 2007 and Watched Their Values Collapse' Jeannine Mancini Sat, January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM GMT+5:30 4 min read Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. For years, buying a home has been treated like a rite of passage—a sign you've made it.

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Kevin O'Leary says it's more like walking into a financial trap with a granite countertop.
In a December YouTube video, the "Shark Tank" investor took a wrecking ball to one of the most deeply held beliefs about wealth: that your house is your greatest asset.
"We've been fed this lie for generations that your home is your biggest asset.
Wrong," O'Leary said.
"Your home is your biggest liability." And he doesn't mean in theory—he means in monthly payments.

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Kevin O'Leary Insists Your Home Isn't an Asset — Real Estate Always Goes Up? 'Ask the People Who Bought in 2007 and Watched Their Values Collapse'

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Kevin O'Leary Insists Your Home Isn't an Asset — Real Estate Always Goes Up? 'Ask the People Who Bought in 2007 and Watched Their Values Collapse'

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