Stories Tagged as
Housing sector
Housing permits are up for single homes but down for big apartments
Oct 18, 2024
Builders are shying away from multifamily homes because of supply and cost issues. But single-family homes are cheaper and faster to build.
In Baltimore, segregation can be felt even in your wallet
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sean McHenry
Jun 7, 2019
One journalist spent years reporting on segregation in Baltimore, Maryland. He found that segregated communities can shape our economic futures.
Why housing sales are stalling
Sep 25, 2018
Economic growth has been accelerating this year — unemployment is low, wages have been edging up and so has consumer spending. So you’d think the housing sector, which usually benefits from favorable conditions for consumers and working people, would be booming right now. But what was looking like a really good year for housing sales […]