Comments on: U.S. % Change in Home Prices http://raincityguide.com/2008/11/10/us-change-in-home-prices/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2008/11/10/us-change-in-home-prices/#comment-328592 ARDELL Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:19:00 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=3359#comment-328592 Income is 3.26 times 1975 levels and Home Prices are 5.72 times 1975 levels. Let me see when the last matchup of income increase and home price increases was. Income is 3.26 times 1975 levels and Home Prices are 5.72 times 1975 levels. Let me see when the last matchup of income increase and home price increases was.

]]> By: Roger Ingalls http://raincityguide.com/2008/11/10/us-change-in-home-prices/#comment-328580 Roger Ingalls Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:22:06 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=3359#comment-328580 An interesting overlay would be household income (not adjusted for inflation, as I assume house prices are not either). From the black line on the chart, one might draw the conclusion that continually rising home prices are the norm, and the past 2 years are the anomaly. I suspect you would see a rise in HH income roughly paralleling the rise in home prices up until about 2000. An interesting overlay would be household income (not adjusted for inflation, as I assume house prices are not either).

From the black line on the chart, one might draw the conclusion that continually rising home prices are the norm, and the past 2 years are the anomaly.

I suspect you would see a rise in HH income roughly paralleling the rise in home prices up until about 2000.

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