Five Facts About Housing That Will Make People In New York City and San Francisco Depressed

A parking space in NYC costs the same as a home in Chicago.
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If you live in New York or San Francisco, you should spend some time mining the latest crop of home price data -- starting with the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller indices. Then, pull out your last rent check. It might be enough to make you move.

Here are a few things to get you thinking: