The Case-Schiller price index is at all time highs across almost every real estate category. As my friend would put it, a dollar is not worth a dollar. A pack o

The Case-Schiller price index is at all time highs across almost every real estate category. As my friend would put it, a dollar is not worth a dollar. A pack of gum and a house are going to value that same dollar differently for you but, as you said, you only have so many dollars :(. As it is I don't think many people will ever own a home in the near term.