''Chart seems to end in 2008, likely has pared back a little...

''Chart seems to end in 2008, likely has pared back a little already.''

They are reasonably up to date if you look at them closely.
The figures are always delayed for real estate because of the transaction time and delay for those figures to feed into to quarterly data or whatever is being reported.

Unless you are employed in mining or government where is the job security?

Steady as she goes, over the top, now down.