In other words, home prices merely kept up with inflation over the past 120 years. It's also worth noting on this chart just how ridiculous the housing bubble looks in a historical context.

This chart shows why millennials, the biggest generation in American history, will keep housing prices sky-high for years to come Fortune · Courtesy of Ned Davis Research Alena Botros ...

A financial crisis and recovery later, the housing market looks nothing like it did 20 years ago. A new survey from Coldwell Banker shows in 5 charts just how different the market is.

The housing market is brutal. These 6 charts show just how bad ... the rate of homebuilding dipped below the historical ... The price for a median single-family home saw an increase in 53.8% ...

The share of first-time buyers in the market has plummeted in recent years. Buyers and sellers are at a stalemate in 2025 ...

According to the Freddie Mac House Price Index, U.S. home prices rose 0.1% during the seasonally soft window from December 2023 to January 2024. On a year-over-year basis, U.S. home prices rose 6. ...

This chart shows the change in home prices between Q1 2019 and Q1 2025 in selected U.S. metro areas (in percent).

It’s only May, but if I had to pick a chart of the year, it would be housing stocks. In fact, housing as a whole has been remarkably resilient this year.

In some areas, housing prices really have increased a lot. The house I grew up in cost $16,000 in 1959. Adjusted for inflation that comes to about $120,000 today.

The typical home in Massachusetts now costs six times more than the average household’s annual income. In Greater Boston, it is more like seven times more.