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Grant Varner's avatar

As a fellow 28 year old, I’ve felt a bit of this economic pessimism myself but I feel the tides may soon turn.

On the housing front, home sellers now outnumber buyers by 500,000. The highest spread since 2015. (Redfin)

Doesn’t mean prices will necessarily come down. But it’s a glimmer of hope for my wife and I still trying to “get in the game” of buying our first home.

Great write-up today, Phil. Captured many of my feelings to a T.

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Phil Rosen's avatar

Thanks for reading Grant. also interesting context on the sellers to buyers ratio - will look into that more.

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Melicent LS's avatar

The “existential liminality” hit hard. My kids are end of Z beginning of Alpha and I worry about letting them use phones; losing critical thinking to AI; job prospects; and their anxiety about climate change. They haven’t even gotten to the part where they will worry about buying a house or getting a job…. I hope I’m guiding them in the right direction 🤞

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Phil Rosen's avatar

I am sure you're doing great - if you havent read Haidt's book yet, would recommend it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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Imran The Finance Engineer's avatar

Such a good read. The optimism at the end was 🔥

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Phil Rosen's avatar

Thank you Imran!

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