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Broadening the Affordability Analysis2:12 – 3:52

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But because of that, and honestly, I've wanted to make this show for a long time, we're gonna do something else this week.

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We're gonna broaden the scope and talk about affordability in general, the whole household budget.

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We're gonna talk about healthcare, transportation, rent, childcare, college, energy, food, all of it.

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And this stuff matters a lot for investors.

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It matters for rent growth.

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And it also matters a lot, in my opinion, when we talk about the potential for a recession and what that could do for the housing market and to our portfolios.

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Because if people can't afford to spend on rent, other goods and services, things in the economy can break.

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And I actually think this is a very good time to talk about this.

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Again, I wanted to do this episode for a while, but it does seem that affordability is kind of the issue in the 2026 midterms.

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There was just a Fox News poll that just came out and said six in 10 voters say cost of living is their top economic worry.

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And 55% say inflation is, quote, not at all under control.

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So people really care about this.

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And it's going to shape what happens in November with the election.

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I just want to say, I have no political intentions for this.

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I'm not telling you who to vote for.

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Both parties are using this word.

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It's just getting used so much.

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I decided to figure out for myself what is real about a quote unquote affordability crisis and what is not.

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So today we're going to answer three questions.

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First is, is the affordability crisis real? Where is it real and where isn't it real? And what's actually not being measured in the data that could be driving some of this sentiment around an affordability crisis? So that's the plan.

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Let's get to it.