[croes]

And still people can't afford to buy house like their parents did.

Maybe the problem isn't jobs but wealth distribution.

[SideQuark]

People are buying vastly bigger houses than their parents did. Adjusted for inflation, and most importantly, for square footage, median US housing costs are quite flat. Last I ran the numbers, per sq foot, prices are slightly lower than in the past.

Run them yourself, then check back.