Heh, 20 years ago $145/sqft got you a custom home w/ vaulted ceilings, imported granite from the Pyrenees Mountains, mud-set features and million dollar views. Todey it doesn't even get you a renovated shack in one of the "gentrifying" 'hoods. Don't know who to thank, the investment banksters or the 'sharing' economy. Perhaps, when the scalea tip past a certain point Glass-Steagal protections will be reimplemented. Preferably, before outright revolt.The Great Recovery is neither for most people in the US(& the world).