
The Housing Affordability Crisis Just Became Political Theater
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In this episode of The Higher Standard, Chris, Saied, and Rajeil break down how America’s housing affordability crisis got dragged into political theater. A bipartisan housing bill meant to address supply, zoning, institutional buyers, and long-term affordability suddenly became leverage in a fight over election legislation... but the real problem runs much deeper than Washington’s latest circus. Mortgage rates are still too high, home prices are still out of reach, wages have not kept up, and millions of Americans are being priced out before they ever get a chance to save for a down payment. The guys unpack why “more supply” alone will not fix housing, why lower rates may help buyers but protect current homeowners, and why the affordability crisis is becoming one of the biggest economic and political battles in America.
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President Trump: "I said I'm not signing the housing bill. I want to see what happens with SAVE." (CSPAN via X)
They…”want a lot of communists to come in.” (CBS News via X)
Democrats helped pass the biggest US housing package in over 30 years. (Senate Democrats via X)
Speaker Johns proposes forcing the Save America Act into reconciliation package (Eric Daugherty via X)
Senator Schumer on Trump cancelling housing bill (CSPAN via X)
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