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After Decades of Decline, A Rising Share of American Moms Are Staying Home

After Decades of Decline, A Rising Share of American Moms Are Staying Home

by Violetta Torres-Barón | May 17, 2018 | Uncategorized

Just a few years ago, Iris Gillian could not have pictured herself where she is today. In 2012, she graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law prepared to commit herself to a career championing workers’ rights as a labor and employment attorney. But this...
5 Things to Watch in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index

5 Things to Watch in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index

by Violetta Torres-Barón | Apr 24, 2018 | Housing

National home prices, measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, will be released Tuesday morning. Economists forecast a 6.5% 12-month increase for the 20-city index. Data released tomorrow for February 2018 will indicate whether housing prices...
US house price surge continued into the start of 2018

US house price surge continued into the start of 2018

by Violetta Torres-Barón | Apr 9, 2018 | Housing

The prices of homes across the US continued to grow into the start of 2018, preserving the ongoing trend of price gains in the American housing market. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national index, which measures the price of a typical single-family home in major...
A decade later, New Yorkers still feel lasting effects from housing bubble

A decade later, New Yorkers still feel lasting effects from housing bubble

by Violetta Torres-Barón | Mar 29, 2018 | Housing

Amparo Betancourt still remembers the day when she could finally tell her family in Colombia that she was an American homeowner. Betancourt and her husband spent years tucking away money they earned in the restaurant service industry. In 2013, their hard work finally...

U.S. House Prices Rise Heading into 2018

by Violetta Torres-Barón | Mar 6, 2018 | Housing, Uncategorized

Home prices in the US continued to rise in December, indicating a strong housing market moving into 2018. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which covers the entire nation, rose 6.3% in December, up from a 6.1% year-over-year increase...

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