Last time I check, wanting an affordable home to raise a family in and not be forced to have dual income to afford it is not odd. Also, 1994 is near the bottom of the last crash so anything compare to 1994 would look quite good. I don’t know what the sales data was for that year, but if you think it’s lower than now, please reveal. All I know is 23k+ homes for sale is much greater than the # of homes for sale in 1994.