According to the Case-Shiller U.S. Home Price Index, house prices are almost 2x as high as Jan 2000. Is that not a significant increase to you (inflation was 1.

According to the Case-Shiller U.S. Home Price Index, house prices are almost 2x as high as Jan 2000. Is that not a significant increase to you (inflation was 1.5x during this time)? And that is an average, as urban areas have experienced fast growth.