Home prices have officially left wages in the dust. Here's what that means for your next move.
They told you 2007 was a once-in-a-lifetime bubble.
They told you, “This time it’s different.”
They told you, “Don’t worry, wages will catch up.”
Look again.
The U.S. Home Price Index compared to wages has absolutely blown past the 2007 insanity, and it’s not slowing down. This isn’t a gentle slope. It’s a vertical wall. Prices have become completely detached from wages, from reality, from anything remotely sustainable.
Meanwhile, new home inventory is climbing, right as affordability hits rock bottom for working people.
This isn’t a supply crisis.
This is a math crisis.
A denial crisis.
A wake-the-hell-up crisis.
If you’re still playing this game like it’s 2019, you’re going to get wiped.
If your strategy is "just wait and pray," you're the liquidity.
This chart is your warning.
Get smart. Get liquid. Get strategic.
Or get out of the way.