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Today at a Glance:
Notably: If that doesn’t illustrate the American housing crisis in one image. From Statista: Housing affordability in the United States has taken a sharp turn for the worse in recent years, as home prices surged to historical highs during and after the pandemic and mortgage rates climbed to levels last seen in the early 2000s, as the Fed was forced to raise interest rates to rein in inflation. It all began with a surge in demand for houses during the Covid-19 pandemic, when many Americans, flush with cash from government stimulus checks, reevaluated their living situation and sought more space amid stay-at-home orders and the sudden possibility of remote work. Further fueling demand were the historically low mortgage rates after the Fed had slashed interest rates to near zero at the onset of the pandemic. At the same time, supply of new and existing homes was very constrained, as construction was disrupted by Covid restrictions and would-be sellers refrained from putting their house on the market during this uncertain time. This imbalance caused a rapid increase in home prices across the country, pushing many potential buyers out of the market, a trend that was exacerbated when the Fed started to tighten its policy stance in March 2022 in its efforts to cool inflation. Looking at prices and income alone, houses have gradually become less affordable over the past 40 years. In 1985, the median household income in the United States was $23,620. The median price of new houses sold at the time was $84,300, or 3.6 times the median income. In 2000, the ratio of home prices to median income reached 4 for the first time and by 2023, it had climbed to 5.3. Between 1985 and 2023, the median household income in the U.S. grew 241 percent to $80,610 in nominal terms. The median price of houses sold in the country climbed 408 percent over the same period, reaching $428,600 in 2023.”
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June 2025

Monday, Jun 02
Flagler County Commission Morning Meeting
Government Services Building

Monday, Jun 02
In Court: Jayden Jackson Sentencing
Flagler County courthouse

Monday, Jun 02
Beverly Beach Town Commission meeting

Monday, Jun 02
Nar-Anon Family Group
St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church

Tuesday, Jun 03
In Court: John Cascone Probation Violation Hearing
Flagler County courthouse

Tuesday, Jun 03
Flagler Beach Library Writers’ Club
315 South 7th Street, Flagler Beach

Tuesday, Jun 03
Flagler Beach Planning and Architectural Review Board

Tuesday, Jun 03
Palm Coast City Council Meeting

Tuesday, Jun 03
Bunnell Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board
Government Services Building

Tuesday, Jun 03
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy
Cinematique of Daytona Beach
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“In the Middle Ages people didn’t so much live in their houses as camp in them. The nobility owned so many residences, and traveled frequently. When they did so, they rolled up the tapestries, packed the chests, took apart the beds, and moved their houses with them. This explains why so much medieval furniture is portable or demountable. The French and Italian words for furniture — mobiliers and mobilia — mean “the movables.”
–From Witold Rybczynski’s Home (1987).
The Cartoon and Live Briefing Archive.