1996 - S.F. Examiner - "A home is where the bad investment is." Average price of a home in San Francisco, when this article was written: $250,000. Average price of a home in 2006: $750,000.
1948 - Science Digest - "Today's average price of a home is out of reach for two-thirds of all buyers." Average price in 1948: $8,000
I wonder what these "experts" are doing in 2008.