Year Avg house price, $s Gold, $s/oz Avg house price, gold oz ----- ------------------- ----------- ------------------------ 1950 5000 est 35 143 1990 150000 350 429 1995 160000 380 421 2000 208000 300 693 2005 297000 420 707 2010 230000 est 1220 189Sources: http://tinyurl.com/2v9xku6 and http://www.goldprice.org/gold-price-history.html