Boomers Own 70% of US Homes — Here's How That Happened

Solving America's Problems · Jul 20, 2026 · 17m

Baby boomers now own roughly 70% of American homes and property — and politicians are too scared to touch it. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley lay out the thesis for a new series on housing: wages stayed flat while prices and interest rates exploded. Dave says the newest housing law just passed the Senate 85-5 and became law without a presidential signature. It bars investors who own 350+ single-family homes from buying more, but carves out purpose-built rentals — and comes with $200 billion in completely unfunded grants.

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(00:00) Wages vs. housing costs – the stat that…