Jonquilyn Hill

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Hey, I'm Jonquan Hill and this is Explain It To Me, the show where you call 1-800-618-8545 and we find the answers to the questions that matter most to you. Miranda Hales from the Twin Cities and called in with a question that's on more than a few people's minds.

Hey, I'm Jonquan Hill and this is Explain It To Me, the show where you call 1-800-618-8545 and we find the answers to the questions that matter most to you. Miranda Hales from the Twin Cities and called in with a question that's on more than a few people's minds.

Hey, I'm Jonquan Hill and this is Explain It To Me, the show where you call 1-800-618-8545 and we find the answers to the questions that matter most to you. Miranda Hales from the Twin Cities and called in with a question that's on more than a few people's minds.

This is a question I've wondered about, too. OK, I'm going to be honest. I love to scroll through real estate websites. But should we be buying homes? Given the economy and the interest rates, it can often feel like a fantasy. The market is just so much more different than it was when our parents were looking for starter homes. Is this really where our money should be going?

This is a question I've wondered about, too. OK, I'm going to be honest. I love to scroll through real estate websites. But should we be buying homes? Given the economy and the interest rates, it can often feel like a fantasy. The market is just so much more different than it was when our parents were looking for starter homes. Is this really where our money should be going?

This is a question I've wondered about, too. OK, I'm going to be honest. I love to scroll through real estate websites. But should we be buying homes? Given the economy and the interest rates, it can often feel like a fantasy. The market is just so much more different than it was when our parents were looking for starter homes. Is this really where our money should be going?

To get an answer, I called up James Rodriguez, senior real estate reporter at Business Insider. Do you ever just like scroll through Zillow dreaming of what it would be like to own your own home or am I telling on myself?

To get an answer, I called up James Rodriguez, senior real estate reporter at Business Insider. Do you ever just like scroll through Zillow dreaming of what it would be like to own your own home or am I telling on myself?

To get an answer, I called up James Rodriguez, senior real estate reporter at Business Insider. Do you ever just like scroll through Zillow dreaming of what it would be like to own your own home or am I telling on myself?

So the conventional wisdom is that buying a home is the way to build wealth in here in America. Is that true? Has that ever been true?

So the conventional wisdom is that buying a home is the way to build wealth in here in America. Is that true? Has that ever been true?

So the conventional wisdom is that buying a home is the way to build wealth in here in America. Is that true? Has that ever been true?

Yeah, I want to talk a little bit about why that conventional wisdom around home buying and building wealth isn't hitting quite like it used to. What's different for today's homebuyers? Hmm.

Yeah, I want to talk a little bit about why that conventional wisdom around home buying and building wealth isn't hitting quite like it used to. What's different for today's homebuyers? Hmm.

Yeah, I want to talk a little bit about why that conventional wisdom around home buying and building wealth isn't hitting quite like it used to. What's different for today's homebuyers? Hmm.

Is this the case in particular for zoomers and millennials who are looking to buy homes in their 20s and 30s? Like, it just feels so like, I don't know, I just think of, oh, baby boomers, they got to get their house for like $5. And now the rest of us have been priced out. And they're aging in place. Like, there's just so much. And I don't want to just blame baby boomers.

Is this the case in particular for zoomers and millennials who are looking to buy homes in their 20s and 30s? Like, it just feels so like, I don't know, I just think of, oh, baby boomers, they got to get their house for like $5. And now the rest of us have been priced out. And they're aging in place. Like, there's just so much. And I don't want to just blame baby boomers.

Is this the case in particular for zoomers and millennials who are looking to buy homes in their 20s and 30s? Like, it just feels so like, I don't know, I just think of, oh, baby boomers, they got to get their house for like $5. And now the rest of us have been priced out. And they're aging in place. Like, there's just so much. And I don't want to just blame baby boomers.