Household Income: Homes Earned More Than Jobs in 2021

Household Income: Homes Earned More Than Jobs in 2021

  • Raquel Benguiat
  • March 24, 2022

According to research by Zillow and reported by the Wall Street Journal, home price appreciation was higher than the median income in major metros throughout the country for the first time last year—meaning, in a sense, that homes earned more for homeowners than their actual jobs did in 2021.

Home Values in the Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate Market

Zillow Group, Inc. estimates that the value of the typical U.S. home rose nearly 20% in 2021, or over $50,000, to a median value of $321,634.

In hot luxury markets like Rancho Santa Fe real estate, the median home sale price increased considerably more, from $3,300,000 in February 2021 to $4,595,000 in February 2022. That's a total of $1,295,000 or 39.2% in appreciation in just 12 months. Not bad for any investment!

Rancho Santa Fe home appreciation infographic showing a 39.2% increase to a $4,595,000 median price.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

RAQUEL BENGUIAT IS A LUXURY REAL ESTATE AGENT IN RANCHO SANTA FE WITH DOUGLAS ELLIMAN AND A LONGTIME COVENANT RESIDENT WHO MEETS CLIENTS AT HER PRIVATE OFFICE IN THE VILLAGE. IN REAL ESTATE SINCE 2004, SHE REPRESENTS BUYERS AND SELLERS OF HIGH VALUE ESTATES ABOVE $5M ACROSS ALL 24 RANCHO SANTA FE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE COVENANT, FAIRBANKS RANCH, AND THE BRIDGES, AS WELL AS DEL MAR AND THE SURROUNDING COASTAL AREAS. HER WORK COVERS EQUESTRIAN PROPERTIES, GOLF COMMUNITIES, AND LAND SALES.

REALTRENDS VERIFIED RANKS HER IN THE TOP 1% OF AGENTS NATIONWIDE. SHE TAKES ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF CLIENTS EACH YEAR, SO EVERY SHOWING, NEGOTIATION, AND CONVERSATION IS HANDLED BY HER PERSONALLY, AND SHE IS KNOWN FOR HER DISCRETION, OFF-MARKET ACCESS, EXTENSIVE GLOBAL NETWORK, AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT CONTINUE WELL BEYOND THE TRANSACTION.

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