"You believe housing has gotten more affordable"
Yes. My property values have dropped since Trump became president. I'm not blaming him but if my house is worth less that means it is more affordable.
"grocery prices down, utilities down, oh and you got a raise!"
This is all true also, except for utilities. But utilities are a racket and always have been. They went up under Biden and up under Trump. They have constantly been going up regardless who the president is and that is how it will continue.
Oh, BTW, I did get a raise this year.