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You're right. Me going back to 2000 isn't helpful because it doesn't reflect our current reality. Going back to 2011 is better.

By December rates were under 4%, setting the stage for all the years that followed.

ref: http://mortgage-x.com/general/national_monthly_average.asp?y...



> Going back to 2011 is better. By December rates were under 4%, setting the stage for all the years that followed.

Is that not when housing prices started continuously increasing?

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSHPINSA


I think you're right enough.

There are some nuances that supersede this point but I've run out of steam and lost the thread I was following.




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