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Housing was once the cornerstone of the “American Dream.” After WWII, cheap mortgages and booming wages made homeownership the symbol of middle-class stability. Fast forward to today, and that dream has mutated into something else entirely: a speculative casino, a global money pit, and one of the biggest drivers of inequality in modern history. This video gets into how housing transformed from affordable starter homes in the 1950s to a financial Frankenstein controlled by banks, hedge funds, corporate landlords, and global elites. From postwar Levittowns to the 2008 crash, from ghost condos in Vancouver to corporate landlords buying up starter homes, and from zoning laws to money printing, the system has gone completely off the rails. I explore: • How the “dream” of homeownership turned into an investment vehicle • Why today’s housing market feels like an unaffordable trap for younger generations • The global wave of speculation, from London to Toronto to China’s ghost cities • The political incentives that keep prices inflated no matter the cost • What the future of housing could look like if nothing changes It’s a story about real estate, it’s about power, inequality, and the shaky foundation holding up the global economy. Socials: twitter: twitter.com/@jackchapplesci tik tok: tiktok.com/@jackchapple facebook: facebook.com/chapplerei instagram: isntagram.com/jack_chapple_real Feel Free to react to these videos for all you reaction youtubers! CONTACT: DM Me on Twitter or Instagram.