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Six months into the Trump presidency, here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly about the economy
MSNBC· 2025-07-06 19:00
You know, normally here on Vel, we pepper the show with economics. Feels like we've been talking a lot about economics recently, particularly because of that one big beautiful bill act, but there's some other economics going on. We want to talk to you more broadly about it.We got a new jobs report on Thursday. On its face, the jobs report uh shows a pretty healthy situation, but as always, we like to go behind the numbers, and that's why I've got Caleb here. Joining me to take a look at the current state of ...
New Construction Offers a Boost in Home Affordability, but Tariffs May Stall Progress
Prnewswire· 2025-05-08 10:00
New-home buyers pay lower mortgage rates, by about half of a percentage point New construction median list prices dip and shrink the price gap with existing homes to its lowest level since 2020 Builders are delivering smaller, lower-priced homes in 26 of the top 100 U.S. metrosAUSTIN, Texas, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New homes are offering an affordability edge in today's challenging housing market, according to the Realtor.com® New Construction Quarterly Report. In the first quarter of 2025, the median ...