Soaring home prices in recent years may have you convinced real estate rises in value at the same rate as stocks. You may be in for a surprise. Over the past 30 years, stock prices have risen at four times the pace of home prices, according to a Motley Fool analysis. Since 1995, home prices have risen by about 310%. In the same span, the S&P 500 index has risen by about 1,200%. Add in dividends, and total S&P returns exceed 2,200%. “By and large, stocks are your best-returning asset class. Nothing real ...