Priced Out Is Not Inevitable — It’s a Choice
The typical home now costs $440,600, and rent eats more than a third of your paycheck. Homeownership was the ladder into the middle class. If that ladder is pulled up, the backbone of the republic bends.
Renters are being locked out, owners are cashing in.
NPR reports home prices have jumped more than 50% in six years, and a Realtor.com analysis found 77% of listings are out of reach for middle-income buyers. Nearly half of renters are cost-burdened, paying more than a third of their income just to keep a roof over their heads. Mortgage rates just hit their highest level in a year, driven by war and inflation worries. When most middle-class wealth lives in homes, shutting a generation out widens the gap and hardens the country — and Republican leaders keep choosing asset holders and big donors over your household.
Think of 2026 as emergency maintenance for the republic — and consider firing Republican leadership that keeps choosing donors over families.
- Share this with one homeowner who thinks the market is fine
- Ask every 2026 candidate how they will lower rents and open the door to first-time buyers
- Vote in 2026 to remove Republican power that priced your family out
- Check your voter registration at Vote.gov
Countdown
The 2026 midterms are in 85 days.
References
The renter-owner wealth gap is wider than ever, as many are priced out of buying — Jul 30, 2026
Mortgage rates hit their highest level in a year, driven by war and inflation concerns — Jul 30, 2026