Housing & Home Ownership Crisis
The growing challenge of achieving and maintaining the American dream.
The dream of home ownership has become a struggle of affordability and financial survival for many Americans.
For much of American history, home ownership represented stability, financial security, and a path to building wealth. Today, rising home prices, higher interest rates, increasing insurance costs, property taxes, and stagnant wages have placed that dream beyond the reach of many families. These articles examine the forces driving the housing crisis, the challenges facing current and future homeowners, and the long-term implications for American families and communities.
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SitRep – 5/31/2024 (Economy)
Yeah, everyone is talking about Trump being found guilty by the New York kangaroo court…not me, not yet. What is far more important is the crumbling economy and its potential impact on you and your…
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SitRep – 5/23/2024
It has been awhile since I have written a SitRep, about 3 months actually. Since then a lot has happened, most of which you already knew was coming…no surprises…almost. However, I was blindsided with one…
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The Wars: Chapter 9
This is the ninth installment of my short story “The Wars”. If you haven’t already read Chapters 1 – 8 you can < click here to read Chapter 1 > < click here to read…
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JoeyP and the SOTU last night…
Wow! Yeah, I gotta start off that way, it’s my overall response to last nights SOTU from JoeyP (Joe-the-Pervert). I wasn’t even sure that I was going to write anything about the SOTU unless something…
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My Take on Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview
Last Friday I encouraged you to watch Tucker Carlson inter Russian President Putin. I hope you did ! If not you can < click here > This article will cover my thoughts and opinion on…
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Economy: Please explain…
So here is a follow-up question from yesterday’s article… I read your article yesterday and it made sense to me. I have a ton of questions but one in particular. Why do so many experts…
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SitRep – 11/9/2023
It has been a long time since I produced a SitRep; actually it’s been 4 months since the last one…and 3 months before that for the “critical” one. But, I have had a fair number…
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GDP 4.9% : Economic Celebration ! !
Ahhhhhh…not so fast. First off, what is “GDP” in this context? GDP is short for Gross Domestic Product. GDP is the monetary measure of the value of all the goods and services produced in a…
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Brain Dump – 8/22/2023
China – Why worry about them? Late last week several reports came out about China and their failing economy. Worst of all…how it would affect the global economic situation which is already tenuous at best.…
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Economy Manipulated ? ?
Let’s open with hardcore news from the week of 8/7…there is a very specific reason for going over these details so just follow along… As of 8/7 total credit rose $17.8 billion exceeding estimates by…
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Brain Dump & Clarifications (yeah, important stuff)
This post is a collection of different issues that have been brought to my attention… French Riots – Q: Why aren’t you talking about the recent French riots? A: There are two aspects of the…
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Immediate Action Warning! (economic situation)
7/6/2023 US Economic Situation / Collapse Background – First: I want to remind folks about my methodology regarding these warnings. I use a “probability & severity” model called risk management. I calculate how probable…
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18 Months and a Campfire
The laughter was odd, reassuring in a way that hasn’t been heard for the last 18 months. And what’s with a campfire…reaches inside of us mere humans and gives us a sense of security and…
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R U Overwhelmed Yet?
It’s been over a week since my last post…but I haven’t been lazy, just off-line. Interestingly enough I have had several conversations during this time…and man, gripping isn’t even close to describing those conversations. And…
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The Fallacy of “Month-Over-Month” Inflation Numbers
Real quick and easy question for you…Is inflation bad right now? If you were to believe “Demented” Joe Biden you would think inflation is under control and the economy is recovering from the little hiccup…
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SitRep – 12/02/2022
I did research and wrote yesterday’s post early in the week, and that post was based on my “impressions” or rather “feelings” from the week before that I just could not ignore. I did some…