On the one hand, I could feel smug that the property I bought nearly 15 years ago (Good Grief!!) has more than quadrupled in value over that time.

On the other hand, the size of my family has also double in that period and I am precluded from moving up the ladder because the "percentage" effect magnifies the gap between properties. I would now have to spend double the value of my present property to get the property I would like to move to, instead of, say, half as much again.