Investing - Theory, News & General • Re: Inflation vs housing value

Keep in mind that you don't own the housing market. You own a house. If you bought a house in 1990 in San Francisco, you'd have seen well-above inflation growth. If you bought a house in 1990 in Pittsburgh, you probably saw growth well below inflation. Even within cities, there are huge variations. A city could see price reductions overall but a specific neighborhood could remain hot.

And the reverse is true. Once-desirable neighborhoods, that seemed like great “investments”, become blighted while the new desirable places are created or discovered. The focus here is on principal dwellings which the owner lives in.

Statistics: Posted by chassis — Thu Jul 30, 2026 7:13 am