Ep 461: What Caused the Housing Affordability Crisis? (It’s Not BlackRock, Boomers, or Immigrants), w/ David Rand

About this episode

David Rand discusses the real causes behind the housing affordability crisis in the United States, attributing it to government policies rather than common scapegoats.

Housing costs have exploded across the United States and everyone seems to have a scapegoat in mind. Some blame BlackRock. Others blame immigrants. Still others blame boomers who “refuse to downsize.” But none of these explanations get us close to the real answer. If you want to know what caused the housing affordability crisis , you have to look at the one actor powerful enough to restrict supply everywhere at once: the government. In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, David Rand takes us through the deeper structural causes of the crisis and explains why the United States went from a property‑rights‑based land system to a managerial, centrally planned regime that chokes off new housing. The result is predictable: scarcity, skyrocketing prices, and a generation locked out of home ownership. Rand is the president and CEO of the Land Liberty Movement, a new national nonprofit working to rebuild the American Dream by restoring property rights, and the freedom to build. He also produces content for Build the Dream , a Substack that explores housing policy. You can also find him on X @ David_Rand_ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code…

People in this episode

Host: Libertarian Christian Podcast

Guest: David Rand

Topics covered

• housing affordability
• government policy
• property rights
• economic crisis
• real estate
• home ownership

Keywords

• housing crisis
• affordability
• government intervention
• property rights
• real estate market
• BlackRock
• boomers
• immigrants

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Podsworth Media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Libertarian Christian Institute, Land Liberty Movement, Build the Dream

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