The U.S. Has Built Millions Too Few Homes – But You Can Still Buy!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.     Solutions for Middle-Class Homebuyers Amidst the Real Estate Prices Crisis Peter Thiel {see below link} summarizes why people struggle to buy a home. The US has consistently built too few homes almost every year since the housing bust got rough in 2007. Homeownership is still the best investment for legacy wealth. Over the past five years, ...

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2024 Strategies For My Daughter to Combat Rising Mortgage and Housing Costs

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   YES, YOU STILL CAN BUY A HOME IN TODAY'S TRYING/CRYING TIMES Photo by Karolina Kaboompics on Pexels.com When I sold our Illinois home in 2023, we had a 2.67% interest rate.  Millions of homeowners fortunate enough to have a similar rate feel forced to stay put versus accept today’s seven percent mortgage.  We were blessed not to need ...

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HOW DON PEEBLES BECAME ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS – A RAINBOW OF ROLE MODELS {WEDNESDAY SERIES}

I celebrate ACHIEVEMENT EVERY DAY!  WEDNESDAY'S  “A Rainbow of Role Models,”   I do not see race, skin color, religion, sex, attractiveness (ok, I do like beautiful ladies), age, or any other nonsense.  I love learning from inspirational people that inspire me to drop MY EXCUSES and JUST DO IT! Role models who stretch my ambitions and model GIVING BACK!   There is dignity in achievement and success—in becoming a great factor in civilization.” Carter G. ...

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