[Bitpush] Recently, I noticed a pretty sobering trend: more and more young people in the US are completely giving up on the dream of buying a house, and instead, they're pouring their money into high-risk assets like cryptocurrency.
To put it bluntly, housing prices are skyrocketing out of control, and incomes just can't keep up. Many Gen Zers do the math and realize they might never be able to afford a home in their lifetime, so they just give up—saving less, not working as hard, and actually getting more into speculation. There’s survey data backing this trend: young people who feel that homeownership is out of reach are indeed more likely to show these three behaviors.
On the flip side, those who still believe they can save up for a down payment are more motivated to save money and make plans. At the end of the day, having a sense of purpose really does directly change a person’s motivation.
Right now, the core problem is that housing supply just can’t keep up. Some proposed solutions include: loosening building restrictions, constructing more housing that ordinary people can afford, and optimizing land use policies. Another thing is to teach young people