Real estate price rollercoaster

Inflation adjusted housing prices. In the US. Since 1890. As… a rollercoaster (for reference, years running in lower right).

This is more than a little frightening for the vast majority of people whose dream is to own a home and those who believe its an investment vehicle. Check out the last 20 years and tell me there isn’t a very big problem. 2D graph at very end to put it all in perspective.