I’m betting that house appreciated between 300% and 600% over that period of time: https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/East-San-Jose-San-Jose-CA/pmf,pf_pt/273565_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/37.373976,-121.755596,37.297202,-121.867519_rect/13_zm/
Oh, you know it did. I've told my brother for years, that he ought to sell it and buy in a better area. He's retired now, so there's no consideration on place of employment, etc.
But, he's a hard case, and won't budge. I just shrug my shoulders.