Why is housing in America so outrageously expensive?
People blame greedy landlords, corporate investors, or “market forces,” but the real story is bigger, older, and far more revealing about how our country changed.
In this video, I break down why the American dream of homeownership went from common in the 1960s to nearly impossible today. We’ll look at how the Founding Fathers viewed land and independence, how cities like New York and San Francisco became astronomically expensive, and how decades of zoning laws, rent control, bad lending standards, and corporate consolidation slowly choked off the supply of homes.
Chapters -
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Had to own land to vote?
02:10 - America changed...a LOT
03:27 - Zoning and limitations on building
05:50 - The age of Rent Control
08:08 - The 2008 Housing Crash
09:53 - Big Corps want lifetime renters
11:03 - Here's how we fix this!
People blame greedy landlords, corporate investors, or “market forces,” but the real story is bigger, older, and far more revealing about how our country changed.
In this video, I break down why the American dream of homeownership went from common in the 1960s to nearly impossible today. We’ll look at how the Founding Fathers viewed land and independence, how cities like New York and San Francisco became astronomically expensive, and how decades of zoning laws, rent control, bad lending standards, and corporate consolidation slowly choked off the supply of homes.
Chapters -
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Had to own land to vote?
02:10 - America changed...a LOT
03:27 - Zoning and limitations on building
05:50 - The age of Rent Control
08:08 - The 2008 Housing Crash
09:53 - Big Corps want lifetime renters
11:03 - Here's how we fix this!
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