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He didn't say affordability is BS, he clearly said the Democrat framing of affordability is BS. Agree or not report what he said accurately. I'm not MAGA but clickbait and disingenuity irks me. — The Rational Man (@solitaryintp) May 1, …
Watch live as President Donald Trump participates in a health care affordability event.
StockMarket.News @_Investinq The US government ERASED its own hunger report. Not because hunger is falling. Because it’s surging. Here’s what they don’t want you to see. Grocery prices in America are up 30% since January 2020. Beef and veal, up …
The housing affordability crisis is forcing homebuilders to do something they’ve almost never done: slash prices on new homes more aggressively than homeowners are for their homes on the market. This is a first for the housing market in recent …
He’s right, a hard cap just pushes risk into darker corners. When banks pull credit, the people left paying are the ones with no lawyers and no exits. Bill Ackman @BillAckman I think President @realDonaldTrump ’s goal of reducing credit …
by Michael If you are having a really difficult time keeping up with the rapidly rising cost of living, you are certainly not alone. This year, “affordability” was a buzzword that was constantly on the lips of politicians, economists and …
You only get 2 pencils is brilliant messaging Mr President please repeat this across the nation — JA (@jesse_altman) December 10, 2025 As part of an unscripted riff on his trade agenda, Trump declared, “You know, you can give up …
Affordability of necessities in the US continues to deteriorate byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts For context… SmartAsset studied how much families need to live a "normal" life in every US state. (covering needs, wants, AND saving 20%) The results are terrifying: — Brennan …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Trump and NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani will fail. Here’s why. Talk Is Cheap Greg Ip has an interesting article on the Wall Street Journal. He says Everyone Is Talking About the ‘Affordability Crisis.’ It Can’t …
by confoundedinterest17 Every time the government tries to make housing more affordable, they make the problem worse. Some people should rent and not fall for the government’s latest folly, the 50-year mortgage. True, the 50-year mortgage would lower the monthly …
by confoundedinterest17 Housing after Covid. 2020. A year that goes down in infamy. The Covid outbreak and the government’s insane overreaction to it. Masks and massive spending, driving up housing prices. After 2020, mortgage originations plummeted while housing prices soared. …
Zohran lectures ppl about affordability while living in rent-stabilized housing even tho he's an assemblyman ($142K a year) subsidized by his wealthy parents. "$92 wagyu steak please." pic.twitter.com/OSOWssd5ho — Anthony Galli (@AnthonyGalli) November 4, 2025 Mamdani resides in a rent-stabilized …
Housing prices would need to fall about 30% before basic affordability returns to most U.S. cities. Experts say mortgage rates must drop to around 4.4% for a typical home to fit within the affordability rule of 30% of median income. …
1) What's extremely interesting is that home prices, for a very long time, simply tracked the rate of inflation. More specifically, from 1890 to 1990, over 100 years, inflation-adjusted prices never went more than 15% above their long-term trend line. …
Yes it’s literally this bad out there for housing. Next up, price drops. No one can afford to buy at these prices with mortgage rates this high. There’s no demand because there’s no affordability. If prices dropped, inventory would eventually …
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Rising prices of feminine hygiene products, outpacing even food inflation, are forcing many American women to make difficult choices between purchasing menstrual supplies and other essential items. This price increase has led to a significant decline in sales of pads …
by confoundedinterest17 Housing in the US is simply unaffordable. Particularly since home prices and mortgage rates have soared under Biden. .Owning a house is less affordable for average earners in the US than at anytime in 17 years. The costs of …
Canada is facing a worsening housing affordability crisis as the country experiences an unprecedented surge in population growth. According to Statistics Canada labor force data, the working-age population has increased by a staggering 411,400 people in the first four months …
Fast food menu prices purportedly outpace inflation since 2014, but skepticism arises due to perceived inaccuracies in CPI data manipulation. Affordability strains are evident, with a significant portion of Americans sacrificing meals, vacations, and medical treatments to meet housing costs. …
Despite modest wage growth, the gap between income and the cost of living continues to widen in the US, making essentials like homeownership increasingly out of reach for many. As a result, more individuals are turning to innovative solutions like …
58% of people surveyed by Fannie Mae think it would be difficult to get a mortgage these days, 4% higher than in February. It is near the record of 60% share of respondents in October. US Housing affordability is near …
Realtors across America are in for a tough year in 2024, with a new legal settlements likely lowering their fees and commissions. Something that could result in hundreds of thousands of realtors quitting. Many renters are being evicted from their …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics has cast a gloom over the housing market. Mortgage rates up 130% under Biden while housing prices have soared. For the average American, 2023 was the worst year ever for housing affordability—and now there’s more data to …
via Naturalnews: Congress is taking aim at the nation’s parasitical hedge funds, which are largely to blame for the housing crisis and bubble market that is preventing many hard-working Americans from owning a home. Two bills proposed by Democrats this week would …
Inflation in essential areas, including car insurance, car repair, transportation, rent, homeowner costs, and food away from home, far exceeds the 3.2% CPI headline rate, challenging the notion of a broader decline in prices and signaling an ongoing affordability crisis …
Photo by Roselyn Tirado From Brandon Smith We’re enduring a stagflationary crisis – there’s no way around it. It doesn’t matter how much oil Joe Biden dumps on the market from the Strategic Reserves. It doesn’t matter how many jobs he is …
Fastest Declining US Housing Markets (1-Year Drop): 1. Austin, TX: -11.6%2. Boise, ID: -8.6%3. New Orleans, LA: -8.0%4. Lake Charles, LA: -8.0%5. Phoenix, AZ: -7.0%6. Las Vegas, NV: -7.0%7. Provo, UT: -6.7%8. Reno, NV: -5.7%9. Chico, CA: -5.7%10. San Jose, …
https://t.co/zmQWd4sGpu — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 16, 2023 It was also reported that sales of multi-tenant apartment buildings dropped 74%, reaching a new record since 2009. Read more: https://t.co/z4NqPdSVqo — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 17, 2023 The housing market … …
