根据标准普尔Case-Shiller美国全国房价指数，美国的房价在1996-2006年之间去除通货膨胀的影响实际上升了86 % ， 但是此后已经下降了6.5 % ， 并且下降的幅度还在加快。
According to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, US home prices increased 86% in real, inflation-corrected, terms from 1996 to 2006, but have since fallen 6.5% – and the rate of decrease has been accelerating.