The Magic of Video Games: Ride the 117-Year Housing Roller Coaster

Want some help putting home values in historical perspective?

Using the video game Roller Coaster Tycoon, Speculative Bubble created a roller coaster whose tracks follow home values (adjusted for inflation) from 1890 to 2007.

The ride lasts three-and-a-half minutes, but the last thirty seconds really hammer home the point.

You can almost hear the people screaming…

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