EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 30 MIN
Gone is the Golden Age of Housing: What went wrong?
from The Boomer Effect · host The Boomer Effect with Jerry and Rose
Todd Sheets, Author of "2008: What Really Happened" joins Jerry and Rose. In this episode, we take a walk back through America’s Long Golden Age of housing — a century of stability that spanned from 1897 to 1997. Before the housing bubble and financial crisis, the U.S. housing market worked remarkably well. Why? Join me as I reflect on how my lower-middle-class parents could buy homes in great neighborhoods and what fundamental forces kept housing affordable for generations.Along the way, we explore lessons from regional markets, long-term mortgages, and inflation-aligned homeprices — and pose tough questions for those who claim capitalism is to blame for today’s housing crisis. Before we dig into what broke the system in our next episode, we need to understand what once made it work.For More Info: Todd’s posts are available in a podcast format, just search hisname Todd Sheets and On Wealth and Progress on major platforms.For More Info: website: https://toddsheetswriter.comTo purchase a copy of his book, 2008: What ReallyHappened, please go to: Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, Bookshop.org, or encounterbooks.comPlease Support this Podcast:www.omegaplanners.netwww.jlsmithassociates.comhttps://patriotmobile.com/partners/rosewww.americansforprosperity.orgwww.theboomereffect.comhttps://wordmarketingservices.com/https://mypillow.com Promo Code: ROSERose’s Ministry: www.sheiscalledbyhim.com
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Todd Sheets, Author of "2008: What Really Happened" joins Jerry and Rose. In this episode, we take a walk back through America’s Long Golden Age of housing — a century of stability that spanned from 1897 to 1997. Before the housing bubble and financial crisis, the U.S. housing market worked remarkably well. Why? Join me as I reflect on how my lower-middle-class parents could buy homes in great neighborhoods and what fundamental forces kept housing affordable for generations.Along the way, we explore lessons from regional markets, long-term mortgages, and inflation-aligned homeprices — and pose tough questions for those who claim capitalism is to blame for today’s housing crisis. Before we dig into what broke the system in our next episode, we need to understand what once made it work.For More Info: Todd’s posts are available in a podcast format, just search hisname Todd Sheets and On Wealth and Progress on major platforms.For More Info: website: https://toddsheetswriter.comTo purchase a copy of his book, 2008: What ReallyHappened, please go to: Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, Bookshop.org, or encounterbooks.comPlease Support this Podcast:www.omegaplanners.netwww.jlsmithassociates.comhttps://patriotmobile.com/partners/rosewww.americansforprosperity.orgwww.theboomereffect.comhttps://wordmarketingservices.com/https://mypillow.com Promo Code: ROSERose’s Ministry: www.sheiscalledbyhim.com
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