My parents "suffered" through 14% interest rates, wages were rising at breakneck speeds and their mortgage was largely inflated away before they even paid any

My parents "suffered" through 14% interest rates, wages were rising at breakneck speeds and their mortgage was largely inflated away before they even paid any of it off. By historical standards it was actually a great time, a single wage family could afford their own house. Such similar circumstances is impossible today in the same city.