I know I'm supposed to want it to keep going up as a wealth generator or whatever.
But like... I wouldn't be able to afford the monthly payments if I bought my house right now and it's scary. Also none of my friends are buying homes, none of them are even renting full places. Just like renting rooms.
If anything the prices being high is worse for regular home owners because you're going to be paying thousands more in interest on the mortgage that goes
I always wondered why people never seem to think about this side of the equation.