The Anton Stetner Podcast

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U.S. Home Buyers at the Lowest Level Ever (Worst Than 1929 & 2008???)

U.S. Home Buyers at the Lowest Level Ever (Worst Than 1929 & 2008???)23 aug43 min

This week we're reacting to a viral Instagram post claiming U.S. homebuyers have fallen to their lowest level ever — supposedly worse than 1929 and worse than 2008. We dig into where that headline actually came from (Redfin, now owned by Rocket Mortgage), what the real numbers say, and why comparing today's market to the Great Depression or the Great Financial Crisis doesn't hold up once you look at population growth, lending standards, and foreclosure rates. From there we get into what's act...