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re: The math for buying a home no longer works, per WSJ

Posted on 1/14/24 at 1:15 pm to
Posted by MidWestGuy
Illinois
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 1/14/24 at 1:15 pm to
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its really quite simple

New home 2020 = $329,000
New home 2000 = $163,200

FRED

($329,000 - $163,200) / $163,200 = +102%

102% / 20 years = 5.1% annual growth


No, 5.1% annual growth is... +170%.

For +102%, it's just ~ 3.6%

1.036^20 = ˜ 2.03 (103%)
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