Re: Housing Affordability Crises Report

On 8/18/2026 4:42 PM, Dude wrote:
> The report defines the disparity between the change in house prices and 
> the change in household income as the “affordability gap.”
> 
> U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Report:
> 
> The average affordability gap across all 50 states was 42.67%, whereas 
> the 2024 Presidential Election’s seven battleground states averaged 
> 54.77% — with Pennsylvania being the outlier at 34.79%.
> 
> Daily Caller Note:
> 
> Housing affordability is not affected by whether one lives in a “Red” or 
> “Blue” state, the data suggests.
>
House For Sale: Price cut: $40K (8/20)
$195,000
2214 California St, Eureka, CA 95501
2 beds 1 baths 992 sq ft

Notes:

The ancient Greek scholar Archimedes shouted "Eureka!" (meaning "I have 
found it") after he noticed the water level rise in his bathtub. He 
realized he could use water displacement to test if a king's gold crown 
was pure gold.

Original Indigenous Name: Before European-American settlement, the area 
was populated by the Wiyot people, who called the site Jaroujiji, 
meaning "where you sit and rest".

Sutter Creek, CA 95685 located in Amador County, along the Mother Lode, 
it produced nearly two million ounces of gold before closing in 1956.