housing
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Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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Rent Money Isn’t Wasted — It Buys Protection from Big Risk
Rent is a premium to avoid risk and preserve mobility. Landlords don’t just collect checks: they absorb the financial volatility of homeownership.
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‘Saving the Family’ Should Start with Sound Money
American’s birth dearth isn’t just cultural — it’s monetary. The best pro-natal policy is to stop making daily life so expensive.
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Are Institutions Buying Up Single-Family Homes?
Institutional investors own less than one percent of single-family homes, and their impact on prices is modest. New evidence suggests their presence may reduce rents.
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Why California Is Bleeding Tech Jobs — Decline Is a Policy Choice
Silicon Valley isn’t dying — it’s decentralizing. Tech firms are expanding in lower-cost states and taking jobs with them.
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The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.
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Denying the Affordability Crisis Won’t Change the Data
American households are hurting. With wage growth lagging and inflation compounding, no amount of presidential bluster can mask the math.
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Are Labubus Gen Z’s Beanie Babies?
Easy money creates unusual mascots. Creepy dolls selling for used-car prices signal massively distorted capital conditions.
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What the 50-Year Mortgage Debate Reveals About US Housing Constraints
Ultimately, the debate over 50-year mortgages is less about exotic loan structures and more about the deeper structural limits of America’s housing system.
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Let Neighborhoods Work: Bans on Home Businesses Are Out of Control
Building a business out of your garage is a quintessentially American origin story. In many places, it’s also against the law.
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Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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•
Rent Money Isn’t Wasted — It Buys Protection from Big Risk
Rent is a premium to avoid risk and preserve mobility. Landlords don’t just collect checks: they absorb the financial volatility of homeownership.
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•
‘Saving the Family’ Should Start with Sound Money
American’s birth dearth isn’t just cultural — it’s monetary. The best pro-natal policy is to stop making daily life so expensive.
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•
Are Institutions Buying Up Single-Family Homes?
Institutional investors own less than one percent of single-family homes, and their impact on prices is modest. New evidence suggests their presence may reduce rents.
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•
Why California Is Bleeding Tech Jobs — Decline Is a Policy Choice
Silicon Valley isn’t dying — it’s decentralizing. Tech firms are expanding in lower-cost states and taking jobs with them.
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•
The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.
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•
Denying the Affordability Crisis Won’t Change the Data
American households are hurting. With wage growth lagging and inflation compounding, no amount of presidential bluster can mask the math.
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•
Are Labubus Gen Z’s Beanie Babies?
Easy money creates unusual mascots. Creepy dolls selling for used-car prices signal massively distorted capital conditions.
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•
What the 50-Year Mortgage Debate Reveals About US Housing Constraints
Ultimately, the debate over 50-year mortgages is less about exotic loan structures and more about the deeper structural limits of America’s housing system.
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•
Let Neighborhoods Work: Bans on Home Businesses Are Out of Control
Building a business out of your garage is a quintessentially American origin story. In many places, it’s also against the law.