Home price growth in Chicago has lagged behind other major metros, with cities like San Francisco and Phoenix crossing the 200 threshold for the first time in 2005. Nationwide, home prices are up threefold since 2000. Indices in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Miami have topped 400.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
That is a 2.9% annual rate of return. Adjusted for taxes and inflation you are actually a LOSER.