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Housing October

Alternative to Case-Shiller Index Shows Home Prices Across U.S. Continue to Rise at Near-record Rates

By | 10/26/2021

Rising premiums in many of the nation’s most overvalued housing markets suggest that homebuying remains red hot even as signs point to a looming price correction, according to a new ranking of the 100 largest U.S. housing markets.

Hispanic consumer confidence

Hispanics’ Consumer Confidence Remains Steady in Third Quarter

By | 10/21/2021

Consumer confidence among U.S. Hispanics remained mostly stable in the third quarter, despite the supply-chain crisis, increased labor movement activities, and other economic turmoil.

Monica Escaleras, Hispanic Heritage Spotlight

Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Monica Escaleras

By | 10/15/2021

Meet Monica Escaleras, Ph.D., newly selected Chair and Professor in the Economics Department at the FAU College of Business. Her areas of expertise include Decentralization, Business Administration, Business and Economics Polling, Natural Disasters, Political Economy, Agricultural Economics and Corruption.

Home for rent

Housing Index Makes the Case for Renting in Overheated Market

By | 09/09/2021

Lingering issues involving supply chains and the employment outlook are contributing to widespread economic uncertainty, but the U.S. housing market bucks that trend as it continues to sizzle during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BEPI Covid polling

FAU Poll: Floridians Favor Vaccine Requirements for Employees but Split on Parents Making the Call on Masks for Schoolchildren

By | 08/18/2021

Most Floridians support employers requiring workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, but respondents were split on parents deciding whether their children should wear masks at school, according to a statewide survey of 500 residents by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI).

Consumer confidence dips

FAU BEPI Report Shows Hispanics Upbeat about Finances, but Consumer Confidence Dips

By | 07/07/2021

Consumer confidence among U.S. Hispanics fell in the second quarter, though optimism about their overall finances is building as the nation continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 


 
 
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