For the first time since 1999, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is being reconfigured. The last time was when technology was...
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REITs are being broken out from the finance sector. While that makes some intuitive sense, S&P track record on creating new sectors...
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Still a Lot of Negativity on Housing Maybe the millennials will fix things. Bloomberg, August 24, 2016 There has been a steady...
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Which Households Have Negative Wealth? Olivier Armantier, Luis Armona, Giacomo De Giorgi, and Wilbert van der Klaauw Liberty Street...
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Lending to Poor People Didn’t Cause the Financial Crisis Look elsewhere for the sources of the meltdown. Bloomberg, June 22, 2016...
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In recent years, much attention has been focused on the growing tendency of millennials to rent. Theories for the decrease in...
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This is really interesting: Look at what happens when you adjust real estate gains for inflation — note especially the second...
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Fed (Board) What Are the Perceived Barriers to Homeownership for Young Adults by ritholtz1
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Be on Guard Against Bubble Sightings A surge in the number of super-expensive houses for sale doesn’t tell us anything about the...
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According to this map, in most of the country, the rent IS too damn high! Click for an interactive graphic. Source: Wonkblog
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