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Trump announces he will not sign the bipartisan housing affordability bill pic.twitter.com/qir0PehSAO — FactPost (@factpostnews) July 10, 2026 In earlier Truth Social posts, Trump dismissed the bill — officially called the 21st Century Road to Housing Act — as “of minor importance” and canceled a June White House signing ceremony, stipulating that he would only sign if Congress passed …
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Plumbing issues for residents at a South Bend Housing Authority apartment complex. Residents who live at the Alonzo Watson Drive complex are voicing concerns about living conditions, primarily plumbing. This all comes as the water was turned off on Tuesday morning as crews made repairs, leaving residents with no water, …
Bill Ackman @BillAckman How to destroy a city. Win an election by promising half the tenants frozen rents paid for by increased rents on the rest of the city’s tenants who often live in the same buildings with their subsidized neighbors. Pit neighbor against neighbor. Create a city hostile to developers of apartments eliminating the …
China property was big wealth engine. Now big drag on growth. Global markets feel China pain quick through trade and sentiment. Policy fixes slow. Expect ongoing volatility. Lesson for everywhere: too much wealth in one asset risky when rules change. Something big is happening in China. pic.twitter.com/uqPj5nPToZ — NoLimit (@NoLimitGains) July 7, 2026 $200,000,000,000 wiped …
Rising lines signal deeper economic pain. Wages not keep up with costs for many normal families. Similar reports from different cities show summer demand spikes. Some food banks say they run low on supplies. Broader stories on inflation impact and record SNAP usage in parts of country. 40 minutes of people lining up at food …
These videos catch the real trouble coming that could hurt stocks bad. Keep eye on Fed moves and next numbers in coming weeks. The labor market just broke. S&P Global reports the manufacturing sector saw its sharpest drop in employment since May 2020—indicating we are heading right into a stagflationary recession. Office CMBS delinquency rate …
US housing inventory growth is accelerating: The monthly supply of new single-family homes rose +1.0 month in May, to 10.3 months, the highest since February 2009. byu/Boo_Randy_Revival inHouseBuyers US Home Prices Drop For 3rd Straight Month byu/Boo_Randy_Revival inHouseBuyers Rising inventory is first sign that high prices and rates are finally breaking seller power. Three straight …
Q: What are your plans for the housing affordability bill? Trump: I don't know. It's so unimportant pic.twitter.com/KzO6JqCEM4 — FactPost (@factpostnews) June 29, 2026 Donald Trump on his housing affordability plan, in his own words:—"It's so unimportant"—"It's a big yawn"—"I don't think about Americans' financial situation"—"I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want …
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze rents for nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments beginning this October. Supporters say it will give tenants relief from rising living costs. But the vote does nothing to solve the basic problem that created today’s housing crisis. New York still does not have enough homes. Freezing …
Single person at 104200 dollars now qualifies as low income in Orange County. Family of four hits nearly 150000 dollars threshold. These numbers come from official area median income limits. California uses them for affordable housing programs. High cost areas push the numbers way up. What counts as low income stays much higher than national …
The House approved the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a vote of 358 to 32. The Senate passed it 85 to 5 the day before. Now it heads to President Trump, who is expected to sign it. The bill focuses on two problems that have dominated the housing market for years: Not enough …
People keep calling 2020 homebuyers geniuses. I’m not so sure. A lot of them were simply standing in front of one of the biggest waves of money creation in modern history. During Covid, the Fed flooded the system with money. M2 money supply jumped from roughly $15 trillion to more than $21 trillion in a …
China’s property problem is not going away. New home prices in 70 major Chinese cities fell another 0.2% in May. That was worse than April. Year over year, new home prices dropped 3.5% for the second straight month. Existing home prices also fell, down 0.3% month over month. The numbers look small. The problem is …
Housing was already becoming impossible for many Americans. Then demand kept rising. A Federal Reserve related analysis looked at the housing surge from early 2021 to early 2024 and estimated that increased immigration contributed to a significant share of rising housing costs in many metro areas. WOAH 🚨 Real report released from the Federal Reserve …
Years of speculation, easy money, and allegations of widespread mortgage fraud pushed prices to levels that never made sense. Now the unwind is ugly. A Brampton detached home just sold at a 43% loss. Missed mortgage payments in Ontario are surging. And some are still… https://t.co/vjXrHt8HxP pic.twitter.com/DCWxYxGUIX — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) June 18, 2026 Recent similar …
Interesting realtor take on the current housing market: pic.twitter.com/ylC89h0jp5 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 17, 2026 Homebuilder confidence stuck in prolonged slump not seen since foreclosure crisis (TNND) — Another report pointed to weakness in the housing market, as builder confidence fell two points to a Housing Market Index reading of just 35 in June, …
Average US rent around $1,600 – $1,900 per month now. In big cities like Manhattan it hit record $5,125. Many middle class families (income $45k-$75k) spend over 30% of money on rent. Harvard report say almost 50% of this group are “cost burdened”. Since 2019 rents grow faster than incomes for middle earners. This leave …
US housing starts drop big in May 2026. Total starts at 1.177 million units per year rate. This is 15.4% down from April. Lowest level since May 2020, six years ago. Single family starts at 882,000, small drop. Multi family starts fall hard 41% to 284,000. High mortgage rates and costs make builders wait. Data …
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said his party would ban foreign nationals from living in social housing, with tenants required to find private accommodation within three months or face possible deportation. The party confirmed the ban would apply retrospectively, regardless of how long someone has been living in the UK, under Reform’s policy of …
Home sales hit 4.17 million in May matching lows not seen since 2008 Median sales prices remain stagnant at 429,000 despite zero buyer interest Housing ☠️💀 https://t.co/qt3Et80DcG — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 15, 2026 The 3 percent monthly sales surge is purely noise and ignores 4 years of decline Luxury transactions over 1 million spiked …
New Bill Proposes $1 Million Capital Gains Tax Exclusion for Those Over Age 65 “A Republican lawmaker is proposing a major tax break for some homeowners, arguing that outdated tax rules are preventing many older adults from selling homes they’ve owned for decades. The “Nest Egg Protection Act” would temporarily increase the federal capital gains …
Homeowners are trapped by low interest rates which creates a supply bottleneck that keeps prices artificially elevated as sellers refuse to move Institutional investors are setting floor prices that permanently exclude the average professional regardless of salary or savings Inspection waivers remain common in competitive markets as “as-is” sales are often the only way to …
Foreclosures explode 26 percent after government pause on housing crash finally ends… The numbers showing the delayed reckoning hits hard… Government manipulation kept the whole market frozen for years… Now bare minimum foreclosures restart and they skyrocket anyway… This proves the bubble never popped it just got kicked down the road… Homeowners and lenders eat …
People in the Dallas suburbs who laughed and confessed to you over drinks in 2024, “I can’t believe Zillow says my house is worth $850,000. I couldn’t afford to buy it today. Who would pay that?” Are now in 2026 all listing their homes for sale for $850,000 and posting on… — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) …
Buyers snag final decent shot before rates and shortages choke every deal… Sellers stare down frozen listings while families get crushed in the squeeze… Boomers hoard low rate castles, next generation priced into rental prison… Housing today is the best it will get for the next 5-??? Years https://t.co/u2ZVM3vNYG — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 18, …
NYC’s mayor dropped one of those polished videos bragging about cutting red tape so affordable housing gets built faster, saying working people “can’t afford to wait.” Problem is people already feel completely crushed on rent, groceries, gas, everything, so the replies turned ugly fast. A lot of people were basically saying “cool speech, but where …
U.S. household debt just smashed an all-time record of $18,8T dollars this week… Consumer sentiment in May 2026 dropped to 49.8, which is lower than the 2008 panic levels… Oil prices have spiked to 120 dollars per barrel after the Strait of Hormuz closure… Over 10% of student loan balances are officially past due as …
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group Maybe the most prominent economic discussion circulating today is the fear that the vast majority of people have been priced out of housing markets for the rest of their lives, regardless of the country they live. Gen Z and even Gen Alpha …
