The New American Mirage: Homes, Hope, and the Hollowing of the Middle Class Have you noticed it yet? Empty homes in your neighborhood. Open house signs collecting dust. Realtors still posting "sold above asking" on Instagram, as if clinging to a hallucination. Here's the truth: the U.S. housing market is being gutted from both ends—builders are slashing prices, yet individual sellers cling to a fantasy of low mortgage rates and peak 2022 valuations. That world is gone. But no one told the average American homeowner. We’re in the middle of a slow-motion collapse that’s being sold to you as a “normalization.” The Real Estate Reset They Don’t Want You to See Builder confidence has been in negative territory for 15…
Continue reading as a Citizen
Dedollarize News is free to read for signed-up members. Become a Citizen to finish this article, save what matters, and get the daily “While You Were Distracted” briefing.
No credit card required.
