I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Case-Shiller index chart showing home value fluctuation over the past 100+ years: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Case-Shiller index chart showing home value fluctuation over the past 100+ years: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-Case-SHiller-updated.png http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011... It's pretty telling what you should do regarding buy or rent (beyond the NYT calculator).