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Oxford Economics says the crumbling housing market will continue deteriorating because of two key factors

Oxford Economics says the crumbling housing market will continue deteriorating because of two key factors

Mortgage rates are still nearly 7% and home prices are 55% higher than they were at the beginning of 2020, according to the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index.  Housing inventory is slightly rising overall, but it’s not doing so by nearly enough, a May report by the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com shows. And an analyst note published …

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While Trump celebrates the demise of Stephen Colbert’s show, the economics of late-night TV are crumbling

While Trump celebrates the demise of Stephen Colbert’s show, the economics of late-night TV are crumbling

CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor. The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most prominent TV critic and the most popular …

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