$150,000 invested in the S&P500 in 2011 would have returned $266,000 (+77%)

That's $16,000 (or 10%) more than buying below condo and selling at $250,000 (+66%).

Home owners don't realize most price increase comes from the markets, not them.

Source: https://multpl.com/s-p-500-historical-prices/table/by-year