Indeed, a solitary exclamation mark cannot convey my feelings here. For much of my life, I've watched housing grow faster than my income, and I had pretty much given up on the notion before I met my current partner... with two tech incomes, it's actually within our reach. As a kid (circa 1990), we'd play "what would you do with a million dollars" with all sorts of fantastical notions, and as the years have gone by, the answer settled on "a house" and has now reached "a small house in a crappy location." Perhaps "a down payment on a nice place." I'm both happy for the creator, and sad about the reality of realty.
Same here. I make pretty good money, but compared to what this would have meant 20 years ago it is just enough to take care of my pension by the time I retire.
At the same time: if it were 20 years ago and/or the inflation wouldn't have been as high then this deal - and my income - would be that much lower.
So I guess it doesn't matter as much as it seems but it feels pretty weird to be 'rich' by my old standards but unable to have the work effectively for me.
