

Making Sen$e Sep 18

The Fed’s reduction of the federal funds rate is only one of many factors that affect the U.S. economy, but it can still trigger shifts that trickle down into Americans’ finances.
By Gretchen Frazee
Economy Aug 21

Cheaper borrowing costs have enabled sales to rise 0.6% from a year ago, ending 16 consecutive months of annual sales declines.
By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Economy Jan 23

In the past year, the availability of homes that a middle-class family could buy has declined in 86 percent of the largest metro areas, according to a Redfin analysis.
By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Economy Jan 22

For all of 2018, sales of existing homes fell 3.1 percent from a year ago to the weakest total since 2015.
By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Nov 21

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Despite the recent uptick, home sales are still down from a year ago, hurt by rising interest rates.
Feb 21

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
U.S. sales of existing homes fell in January from a year earlier by the most in more than three years, and declined for a second consecutive month. Would-be buyers were stymied by rising prices and a shortage of homes for…
Signs of Recovery, Home Sales Paint a Better Fiscal Picture in the U.S.
Housing and the Foreclosure Crisis Are Missing From the Campaign Conversation…
Wall Street had a strong showing on Thursday, but the positive news was tempered by other economic readings showing declining home sales and rising claims for unemployment benefits. Jim Lehrer speaks with Greg Ip of The Economist for more.
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