According to USA Today, the housing market boomed in 2020, with interest rates at historic lows and home sales at their highest in more than a decade. The pandemic only helped to fuel the house buying frenzy, with many people leaving cities in favor of suburbs, and the National Association of Realtors reports that first time home buyers made up 31 percent of all home purchases. I remember how happy I was when I purchased my first home back in the late '80s. Just the fact that I didn't live in an apartment any longer was so worth it. And I could play music as loud as possible.