Looking at house prices in my area and who would have been buying at the time. Gen X were still at the tail-end of the golden age and it really is only millenials and the generations that follow that have had to deal with the actual hardships following the economic changes. I see Generation X try to inject themselves into the discussion and they really shouldn’t.
Remember, this is about classes, not ages. Plenty of Boomers and Gen X have never and will never be able to afford a house. Rich people are causing the current affordability crisis. Get mad at them.
If buying a house is 3 x your annual income and you don’t own a house, you are either an outlier with tragically unique circumstances or you are incredibly silly.