Dealing with the Housing Crisis

The Labyrinthine Rules That Created a Housing Crisis

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/the-labyrinthine-rules-that-created-a-housing-crisis/ar-AA1pQxUo

 

Why Interest Rate Cuts Won’t Fix a Global Housing Affordability Crisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/business/economy/interest-rate-cuts-housing-affordability-crisis.html

Central bankers are lowering borrowing costs, but that won’t be a cure-all for a widespread lack of affordable housing.

 

Harris and Trump Have Housing Ideas. Economists Have Doubts.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/business/economy/housing-plan-harris-trump.html

The two presidential nominees are talking about their approaches for solving America’s affordability crisis. But would their plans work?

 

This Is How to Fix the Housing Crisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/opinion/housing-crisis-affordability-kamala-harris-proposals.html

 

Apartment Construction Is Slowing, and Investors Are Betting on Higher Rents

https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/apartment-construction-is-slowing-and-investors-are-betting-on-higher-rents-56bceeb3

For more than a year, apartment renters have been getting some relief from price increases, but now big investors are betting that the market is shifting back in landlords’ favor.

Labor Day Special

A Lot of ‘Unskilled’ Workers Actually Aren’t
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-09-01/labor-unskilled-workers-is-a-demeaning-term
The rise of AI and America’s transition to a service economy require us to rethink our views about what kinds of jobs matter. 
 
What’s the point of degrees if jobs become automated? How to stay motivated amid AI’s rapid acceleration
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/02/whats-the-point-of-degrees-if-jobs-become-automated-how-to-stay-motivated-amid-ais-rapid-acceleration 

Luxury Condo Boom in India

Luxury condo prices up by 44 per cent as rich and professional Indians snap up homes
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/luxury-condo-prices-up-by-44-per-cent-as-rich-and-professional-indians-snap-up-homes 

Intergenerational Tax Burden

Young Americans Can’t Keep Funding Boomers and Beyond

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/opinion/boomers-youth-social-security-medicare.html 

The Spread of 'Forever' Chemicals

Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html

Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance.