imply he was saying right now immediately. The OP was just implying in general over time, as something like that isn't a measurable immediate spike anyway.
And why the year 2000? The Olympics were in 2002. I guess 2032 should be the year we're looking at then?
And of course real estate went up in 2000. Real estate prices have increased every year in Utah since 1990 except for the 2008-2011 recession (and 2023 I guess, but mortgage payments skyrocketed in 2023 so I’m not sure that counts).