median home price was 410k in 2025Q2 [1] so it may take most/all the net gains to purchase a median house.

1. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS

Complaining because you can "only" afford to buy a median house without needing a mortgage has to be one of the more shockingly out of touch things I've heard on this very out of touch site.

Very closely tracks the money supply[0].

[0]: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL

General median home price is a metric but of a limited value. There are a lot of homes in remote areas and they don't cost much. The only downside is that they cost so little because they are in remote areas without jobs. One can buy such house only to retire.

And what would you do there? Are there enough jobs in those areas?

Hackers often work or consult remotely to where they live.