Imagine this, you are on the main road in the town of Mascoutah. You look up and see a giant mural of the native tribes that used to live in this wonderful place. You see several places as well, such as homes, the Night Deposit, which used to be an old bank that is now a bar. Now, why might I be telling you about this sleepy town? Well, funny enough, that is Mascoutah’s nickname. And I am here to inform you just briefly about this place. Now the town has several activities to do, but Mascoutah also provides major housing to Scott Air Force Base. Now, why might you all care about something like this? As we all know, the housing market has not been the greatest. Prices keep going up due to companies like BlackRock and several others that are buying up family homes. This is so they can shrink the housing market supply and increase prices to whatever they want. If there are not many houses to choose from, then it becomes an issue for the people who need a place to live. Especially when set in a specific area. This is interesting, as it contributes to the ongoing problem. This has incentivized more people to join the military because they are provided a home, whether they are active or not, by the military. This has pushed some of these companies away from Mascoutah because the majority of the people are there for the military work. So building homes in this town has become somewhat of a joke. AKA calling it a sleepy town because military people live there for work rather than other activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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