Pandemic Housing Market Creates Extraordinary Wealth
Nobody had a better pandemic than homeowners. Emily Badger & Quoctrung Bui at The New York Times writes that “Over the past two years, Americans who own their homes have gained...
Omicron Wave Shows Signs Of Breaking
Great news on the COVID-19 front as hospitals in early Omicron hot spots have already peaked and are starting to decline. The Wall Street Journal reports that in places like New...
Pandemic Savings Are Starting to Dwindle
“…many low-income Americans find their savings dwindling or even depleted. And for them, the economic recovery is looking less buoyant.” Talmon Joseph Smith writes at The New York Times… Thanks to...
Biden Announces Vaccine Mandate Rules
Even though 70% of American adults are fully vaccinated and 80% are partially vaxxed I guess we are moving forward with the national mandate(kinda). The Department of Labor laid out the...
Ep. 81 | Party of One
Despite a rise in single-person households the supply of entry levels is shrinking, a new report shows that the North is still the most at risk of pandemic disruptions, and loans...
North Most At Risk From Pandemic Fallout
A new report from ATTOM Data Solutions finds that the north was the most at risk from pandemic fallout in the third quarter…(ATTOM) New Jersey, Delaware, and Illinois had 26 of...
Excess Retirements Could Explain Missing Workers
As the monthly job reports continue to show slower and slower job creation and the labor market seems to get tighter and tighter many are wondering what is happening? In fact,...
An Unequal Pandemic
One of the most economically significant trends of the past few decades has been the emergence of a global middle class. The pandemic, unfortunately, has reversed this trend. According to a...
Concern About COVID Drops To Record Lows
Just in time for Spring! Americans’ concerns about getting the virus have fallen to record lows. (Gallup) 35% percent of U.S. adults now say they are very or somewhat worried about...
