We are comparing the average house then and the average wage then to the average house now and the average wage now. Like for Like. That house is a lot more expensive now than it was then.
Nobody is “whining” expect perhaps you who does not seem to want to understand that houses and tuition are more expensive now while investment returns have not been as good as they were then.
It is not as accessible now as it was then. It is still possible to attain if one works hard, is careful with their money, etc but its not as easy.
Which means your attempts to claim that the plain numbers don’t mean what they mean are laughable. Pretty much everybody who has done the comparison and who is capable of looking at the facts objectively agrees it is tougher now than it was then.
The same is true of obtaining a college degree or pursuing other education. It is more expensive now. I don’t disagree that a lot of stupid useless crap like a bazillion more highly paid administrators for things like “diversity” are what have driven those costs up but the fact remains it is more expensive to obtain now.,
That more older Americans can afford bigger and more luxurious houses does nothing for your woe-is-me complaint about younger people not being able to afford a home of their own. That is why the relatively more expensive, more luxurious houses of the wealthy are not suitable for the comparison you are trying to make.
But somehow that seems to be beyond you. As are the specifics around relatively more expensive average tuitions.
And your investment returns complaint is likewise ridiculous. I already sent you the stats on that too. But you are apparently impervious to logic, data and argument.