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0 pointsrory3y ago0 comments

> People forget that the average home was ~700 square feet 100 years ago.

Interesting related graph: https://infogram.com/1pqdpn20vkmlelcq6qx7jzwz9pf00g9xnq5

Although we're currently in a frothy situation, scaled out a bit, it's not clear that housing prices are growing more than general inflation when adjusting for square footage. What _has_ happened is A) houses have gotten bigger and B) people per household has gotten smaller.

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nemo44x3y ago

I’d love to go back 100+ years on that. Houses were made with better quality materials in many cases, but were much smaller and without things like fancy kitchens and bathrooms.

svnpenn3y ago

just need to tap the lid, and the froth goes away. problem solved

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