If home prices have mostly flattened, why does buying a home still feel impossible? Because affordability is not based on the sale price alone. It is based on the monthly payment — and that payment has been crushed by higher mortgage rates, rising taxes, insurance costs, and buyers’ incomes not keeping up.
A 2022–2026 housing forecast scorecard comparing the loudest crash predictions against the actual data.
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The Obama Presidential Center is promoted as a privately funded $850 million project, and technically, that’s true for the campus itself. But once you add in the 99-year public-land agreement, the nominal $10 deal, and taxpayer-funded infrastructure costs that could approach $200 million, the story gets a lot more complicated. This isn’t about whether Barack Obama is allowed to become wealthy or build a legacy project. It’s about whether the same standards applied to private developers, billionaires, and political opponents should also apply here.
Why Housing Feels Broken: Prices Up, Rates High, Distress Still Low
New home sales plunged 11%, but does that mean a housing crash is finally here? We break down what the latest data really says about builders, inventory, home prices, and whether buyers waiting on the sidelines may finally get their chance.
