19 October 2023
Over the past decade, US home prices have shockingly doubled, with a 33% surge in just the last three years. Rentals haven’t been spared, with monthly costs jumping significantly. This housing inflation, combined with the economic crunch, has pushed many Americans to opt for smaller living spaces like RVs and tiny homes as makeshift solutions. Today’s economic distress, reminiscent of the Great Depression’s severity, is hidden behind modern adaptations: EBT cards replacing soup lines and RV clusters taking the place of shanty towns, masking the true extent of our current financial crisis.