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FortWayneHatesRealtors
2026 Jan 25, 9:23am
TheAntiPanicanLearingCenter says
Investors who were giving out used car loans imploded. That’s why it’s going down to market.
As long as government doesn’t step in to save bad debt, it’ll be at market rate instead of inflated government rate.
Just looked at some used cars for fun, they are definitely better than 6 months ago when I last browsed, a good 20% cheaper. Still over $20k if you want a car that isn't about a decade old and not driven for Uber or a long commute for many years.
I'm also seeing some Greatest (Silent?) Ranches that need some upgrades but not half-burned husks from a crack fire under $200k.
Nature is healing slowly.
Investors who were giving out used car loans imploded. That’s why it’s going down to market.
As long as government doesn’t step in to save bad debt, it’ll be at market rate instead of inflated government rate.
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TheAntiPanicanLearingCenter
2026 Jan 25, 1:09pm
TheAntiPanicanLearingCenter
2026 Jan 25, 1:09pm
HeadSet says
Dealerships don't want used cars now, hence the low price.
There's a guy on Youtube who sells Jalopies and discusses how two years ago he couldn't find anything to fix and sell because the prices were too high. Now dealers are stuck with lots of overpriced vehicles and EVs that won't sell, and don't want to add used cars to the lot, so the prices are better.
Replacing private Dealerships with corporate service-demo centers would be amazing for America.
the trade-in value for a 2018 loaded Pathfinder with 100k miles is about $4k
Dealerships don't want used cars now, hence the low price.
There's a guy on Youtube who sells Jalopies and discusses how two years ago he couldn't find anything to fix and sell because the prices were too high. Now dealers are stuck with lots of overpriced vehicles and EVs that won't sell, and don't want to add used cars to the lot, so the prices are better.
Replacing private Dealerships with corporate service-demo centers would be amazing for America.
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So the only way to decrease real prices is to decrease demand, and the only way to do that is to kick out all illegal immigrants and anchor babies. Will Trump do this? Almost certainly not. Even with control over all three branches of the government, the Republicans are not going to get rid of all the illegals who are driving up housing prices and social welfare costs. I wish that I was wrong about this, but I'm not.
The United States population reached 200 million on November 20, 1967. If there was no net migration, then the U.S. population have stabilized to about 220 million. Instead, the population is 335 million. This is why housing is so expensive. This is why rent is so damn high. This is why the younger generations cannot afford to have children. This is why the only way to keep the population from falling is to import massive numbers of unskilled, uneducated, and often criminal immigrants. Both parties are responsible for this: democrats for importing voters and republicans for importing farm laborers. Both parties want cheap labor.
When you import massive numbers of low-iq, low-skill workers, your per capital GDP declines relative to where it would have been otherwise. Yes, technological advancements mask this because technology increases GDP faster than low-skill immigration decreases it, but most of those gains don't get seen by the middle class.
Since both parties, and their corporate overlords, are benefiting from the current system, immigration will continue and housing prices will also continue to rise. I suppose I shouldn't care since I own and have a 2.25% mortgage that is being eaten away by inflation, but anyone young enough that they having bought already is fucked.