Priced Out Is a Red Flag. Change Who’s in Charge.
Rent takes half your check. A home now averages $440,600. Mortgage rates just hit a one-year high. The down payment keeps running away.
This isn’t just about bills. It’s a break in the American deal. When most working families can’t buy, the promise of getting ahead slides out of reach.
The ladder is being pulled up.
NPR reports that home prices have surged more than 50% in six years, according to Harvard’s housing researchers. NPR also cites Realtor.com: 77% of listings are out of reach for middle-income buyers. Rents have risen faster than pay, leaving nearly half of renters spending over a third of their income just to keep a roof. And mortgage rates are at their highest in a year, pushed by war and inflation worries. The result is stark: the wealth gap between owners and renters is wider than ever. As one expert told NPR, many young adults face “a future of no wealth.”
So ask yourself: who keeps choosing noise over solutions? Republican leaders feed distractions while your housing costs soar. They side with donors; your family pays the price. You don’t have to be a Democrat to see it. Fire the people who won’t fix the basics. Vote like constitutional repair depends on it.
- Share this with someone who’s been priced out of buying.
- Ask local candidates how they will add starter homes and cut housing costs.
- Vote like constitutional repair depends on it.
- 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