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Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

1140: The American Dream Is Totally Dead - Episode 1140

Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

Clayton Morris

How To, News, Education, Business News, Business, Investing

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

At one point in time, the American Dream was synonymous with homeownership. Today, there are many hurdles that are holding Americans back from homeownership – including the affordable housing crisis, housing prices, interest rates, inflation, and so much more.

On today's show, we're going to discuss the reality of homeownership in the United States and why the cost of owning a home has risen exponentially in recent years. We're also going to discuss the role of build-to-rent real estate in the market.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Is the American Dream totally dead?

0:07.8

Let's get into it.

0:08.7

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recent released is 2024 survey of consumer expectations housing survey.

0:15.1

And let me tell you, it paints a depressing picture of the future of homeownership in the United States of America.

0:21.3

At one point in time, the American dream, of course, was synonymous with homeownership.

0:25.4

Today, there are many, many hurdles that are holding Americans back from homeownership,

0:29.8

including the affordable housing crisis, housing prices, interest rates, inflation, so much more.

0:35.7

Now, the survey emphasizes Americans' growing anxiety over

0:39.6

rising housing prices, especially among renters who are losing their grip of aspirations for future

0:45.1

homeownership. And we just got new data out just a few weeks ago on rental prices, and they

0:49.4

continue to go up. Even as inflation continues to go up, it is crushing people right now. They're just watching

0:55.2

the American dream being flushed down the toilet. In fact, renter's confidence in the ability to

0:59.5

ever buy a home was reported at a record low. 40%. Just think about that for a minute. Fewer than

1:05.5

half of Americans believe they'll ever be able to buy a home. Isn't that crazy? The prospect

1:10.7

of buying a home is shifted

1:11.9

from a probability to a pipe dream for many Americans. Today, many people are experiencing serious

1:17.2

financial hardships with no end in sight. Let me know in the comments below, are you saving up,

1:22.2

hoping to be able to buy a home? What is your situation right now? I'd love to hear from you.

1:26.3

Now, we know that credit card debt is at an

1:28.1

all-time high. Most Americans have little to no savings, and inflation has changed every aspect of how we

1:34.2

live in the United States. These facts are unsettling and undeniable for many people right now.

1:39.5

Now, the Biden administration, which is the current administration in the United States, operating in the

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