In Foster City, CA, bay area, a salary of $146k is considered low income, and can get access to affordable housing [1]. A 3/4 bedroom townhouse in Foster City, CA bay area used to be 800k usd 10 years ago, today it goes for 2M usd, with offers 200k to 400k above asking price. [2] [3] [4]

[1] https://www.fostercity.org/faqs?keys=&field_microsite_tid=Al...

[2] https://deniseliew.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-812-m...

[3] https://deniseliew.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-893-e...

[4] https://deniseliew.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-1112-...

That $146k/yr is for a family of four. A lot of affordable housing is built for middle-income households.

11% of growth every year for 10 years is 2.83, almost 3. Things haven't gotten 3 times more expensive in the last decade - far from it.

Unless you’re from Vancouver or Toronto where detached homes went from $300k to $1.6m from 2005

You should learn how inflation is calculated before spewing this stuff. Maybe try providing references to reputable sources as well? https://www.bls.gov/cpi/questions-and-answers.htm

Much higher than the previous official inflation rate of 2% per year, yes. But not (previously, anyway) higher than 11%.