(The Center Square) – With just days before Tuesday's election, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has signed an executive directive to streamline how Angelenos search and apply for affordable housing.
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(The Center Square) – American shrimp fishermen are asking federal trade regulators to block imports from a major Indian seafood producer accused of using forced labor to undercut domestic competitors.
A court has ordered Allegheny County’s first full reassessment since 2012. A finance scholar explains how assessed values and millage rates add up to your tax bill.
Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. economy's strongest quarterly growth of 2026, coupled with stubborn inflation, could make interest rate decisions more difficult for the Federal Reserve in the months ahead, an economist told The Center Square.
A food systems researcher shows how trucking deregulation and lax antitrust enforcement let big grocery chains grow as rural distribution thinned.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Federal Reserve announced that central bankers would leave the federal funds rate unchanged. Since this was in line with market expectations, mortgage rates shouldn’t have much of a reaction — yet.The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slid 10 basis points to 7.17% APR in the week ending Oct....
(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, a decision that does little for homebuyers facing mortgage rates near 7.3% and builder confidence that is at a 14-year low.
Rising home insurance costs are a top affordability concern for voters heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
The U.S. is facing a housing crisis — as in, there isn’t enough affordable housing available for the number of people who need it.The housing shortage is driving up costs of buying. Low supply, teamed with ongoing inflation eating into people’s budgets and mortgage rates over 7%, means there doesn’t seem to be much relief...