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The last time house prices were this expensive relative to average earnings was in the year 1876, nearly 150 years ago.

Source: https://www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/individual/insights/what-174-years-of-data-tell-us-about-house-price-affordability-in-the-uk/

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[–] SineIraEtStudio@midwest.social 12 points 3 weeks ago

My understanding is that mortgage rate also plays a role in housing prices. So it would be a nice addition if they added average mortgage rate on the same graph or had another graph with total cost for buying a house with a 30 year mortgage.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

Well on the way back to serfdom... wonderful.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Amazing it was relatively stable 1920-1990