Washington, D.C. ? John McCain may have created his own housing crisis.

Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didn’t know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a national TV ad and a series of campaign stops aimed at portraying McCain as wealthy and out of touch.

“I think – I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain told the Politico online site when asked Wednesday how many houses he owns.

Later, the McCain campaign told Politico that McCain and his wife, Cindy, have at least four in three states – Arizona, California and Virginia.

Property records reviewed by The Associated Press show McCain and his family appear to own at least eight homes: A ranch and two condos in Arizona; three condos in Coronado, Calif.; a condo in La Jolla, Calif.; and another in Arlington, Va.