Feb. 27 at 5:46 PM
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HALF THE NATION IS TREADING WATER
❌➡️Nearly half of Americans — 49%‼️, according to Redfin — struggle to pay rent or mortgages. That’s not a housing market. It’s a PRESSURE CHAMBER.
Gen Z is taking the hardest hit: 67%‼️ CAN'T KEEP UP. For millennials & Gen X, it’s just over half. Baby boomers, who bought when homes were still priced within reach of wages, report far less strain.
The math is BRUTAL. The typical home now requires about
$111,000 a year — roughly
$25,000 MORE than the median household earns. SO PEOPLE SHRINK THEIR LIVES. They skip dinners out. They cancel vacations. Some work extra hours. Others sell their belongings. 15% skip meals. 14% delay medical care. In the richest country on earth, shelter comes before food & health.
Homeownership for Gen Z sits @ 27%. We’re told relief may arrive in 2026. It’s always just over the horizon.
Housing is no longer shelter. It’s an asset class. And nearly half the country is paying the price.
