A LITTLE CONTEXT CHANGES EVERYTHING
Compare administrations
Different years. The same starting point.
Choose 2–4 administrations. Start of each presidency = 100. The current term is partial. Quarterly and annual series are interpolated between observations.
BidenTrump — First TermObama
Biden
2021 – 2025At inauguration
$347.1KLatest in term (Dec 2024)
$423.0KAbsolute change: $76.0K
During administration
+21.9%Trump — First Term
2017 – 2021At inauguration
$321.1KLatest in term (Dec 2020)
$339.3KAbsolute change: $18.2K
During administration
+5.7%Obama
2009 – 2017At inauguration
$219.1KLatest in term (Dec 2016)
$327.0KAbsolute change: $107.9K
During administration
+49.2%Census · New Residential Sales: median sales price of new houses sold · Changes during an administration are not proof of causation.