by Safiyah Riddle | May 22, 2023 | Employment
For most of his adult life, De’Angelo Mack worked odd jobs. At a mattress warehouse, a candy factory, Fedex. Most work lasted a couple of weeks or months. But when the Chicago-born 32-year-old started looking for more permanent employment after the pandemic, it...
by Safiyah Riddle | Apr 25, 2023 | Housing
Economists predict that home prices declined year over year in February, ahead of the monthly Case-Shiller Report set to release tomorrow morning. But uncertainty lingers amidst changing seasons, regional divides and an otherwise resilient labor market. The Federal...
by Safiyah Riddle | Apr 5, 2023 | Housing
The Federal Reserve targets home prices to curb inflation. But only certain markets seem to be responding – revealing the imprecision of an interest hiking toolbox. Housing prices fell in January, but at vastly different speeds coast to coast. A stark split in the...
by Safiyah Riddle | Apr 5, 2023 | Housing
Greg Beytis has lived in the Hudson Valley for his whole life, so he remembers a time before the pandemic when finding an apartment only took a week, if that. But as of March, Beytis has spent four months looking for an apartment to rent where he can stay with his...
by Safiyah Riddle | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Housing
The Federal Reserve seems to be getting what it wants – for housing at least. Rising mortgage rates slowed home buying at the end of last year, driving down home prices nationwide. Seasonally adjusted housing prices fell 0.8% in December and were 2.7% below the peak...
