This paper examines the health consequence of rising housing prices by exploiting spatial and temporal variation in housing price appreciation linked to individual-level health data in China from 2000 to 2011. Using an instrumental variable approach, we find robust evidence that increases in housing prices significantly raise the probability of residents having chronic diseases. This negative health impact is more pronounced among individuals from lowincome families and rural to urban migrants. Exploring various possible channels, we find that marriage culture and marriage market competition exacerbates the negative health effects, particularly for males and parents with young adult sons. Our results also reveal that housing price appreciation induces negative health consequences through increased work intensity, higher mental stress, and changes in lifestyle. This paper underlines the unintended health consequences of the real estate market prosperity.