interesting analysis from arthur c. nelson, professor of city and regional planning at the university of utah, on how trends such aging population, increasing household size, dropping homeownership rates and tighter lending are conspiring to create a perfect storm for homebuilders.
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inflation adusted housing prices partying like it’s 1899
that home you bought in 1979 has lost 8.5% of its inflation-adjusted value and is now similar to inflation adusted prices of 1894. i’m guessing a generation of folks accustomed to thinking of a a home as a cash machine would be surprised to learn that, in real terms, prices for U.S. home prices changed very little from 1890 to the mid-1990s.