[arcticbull]

I mean, they could, but that doesn’t change matters - house pricing has been consistent for decades. While larger buildings and new tech put downward pressure, things like better building standards, tighter codes, efficiency programs, more expensive materials, permitting and so on, add cost.

[maxerickson]

Yes, my point was that your other comment was not a sufficient explanation for steady/rising prices.

[arcticbull]

Fair enough. However the reason I mentioned house size is because housing on average "effectively" became more expensive in real dollar terms because the median home got bigger. So while it's the same price per square foot, it doesn't matter if you can only buy square feet in bulk.