02.02.26 Going Mobile: Relocation For Jobs And Homeownership

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

If you’re feeling stuck in your career and/or housing situation, Clark shares something important to consider. With housing inventory rising in nearly 20 states and more affordable markets opening up in the American heartland, being open and flexible to moving your zip code might be the key to unlocking both homeownership and professional opportunity. Also, using the latest data, Clark breaks down the fastest-growing occupations for the next decade. Homeownership & Relocation: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Fastest Growing Jobs: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Americans Are Looking to the Midwest to Find Affordability Housing markets where power is shifting the most toward buyers heading into 2026 My 7 Rules for Using Credit Cards - Clark Howard What Is Umbrella Insurance and Do You Need It? Why You Need To Shop Your Auto Insurance ASAP Report: 15 Fastest-Growing Jobs for the Next Decade 5 Steps To Getting a Good Deal on a Hotel Room Do You Get Better Prices on Hotels From Third-Party Sites or by Booking Directly? Clark.com resources: Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Could AI help you do more of what you love?
0:03.1	Workday is the next-gen ERP powered by AI that actually knows your business.
0:08.4	We help you handle the have-to-dos so you can focus on the can't-wait-to-dos.
0:13.2	It's a new workday.
0:19.9	It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show, where our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:32.4	Today is our first show of the month of February ugly.
0:42.9	But the reality, the good news, sunsets a little later day by day.
0:50.8	And I know if you live in a cold climb, well, we're marching towards better weather.
0:54.2	And I got some positive things to talk about today.
0:59.9	First, I want to talk about how important mobility is in life.
1:04.2	I'm not talking about, you know, the physical mobility you walking around.
1:05.5	That's important. But flexibility to other places, other jobs, the more you keep your eyes and ears open, and the more flexible
1:16.1	you are, well, the more opportunity knocks. So I want to start by talking about that in a way that
1:24.2	we don't do anymore. Americans used to move a lot and so much out there about how people are never going to be able, never.
1:39.0	People who have not been able to buy a home will never be able to buy one.
1:43.0	And it's a fact.
1:44.0	It's become really hard for
1:45.8	first-time home buyers. The average age that somebody buys a first home is almost a decade
1:53.3	older than it was not that long ago. Things have, at least for now, changed.
2:02.0	And time is going to help that.
2:04.7	Because over time, as people's incomes go up, housing has to go through a time of a
2:13.1	timeout, basically.
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