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Bargains Disappear in Overvalued South Florida Housing Market
The average home in Southeast Florida is overvalued by more than 11 percent, the result of continued low mortgage rates and a steady supply of new residents moving to the tri-county region, according to a report from Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.
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FAU Study Shows Where Money is Best Spent to Fight a Pandemic
In deciding on how to combat pandemics like COVID-19, the total amount a government is willing to invest is critical.
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Podcast: Floridians, the Economy, and the Vaccine
FAU's Monica Escaleras and Paul Owers discuss how Floridians are feeling about the nation's economic recovery, the COVID-19 vaccine, and more.
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FAU Study: Entrepreneurs Getting Big Boost from Online Lending
Online marketplace loans are leading to a sharp rise in new businesses, evidence that the lending platforms are helping to redefine the U.S. banking industry, according to a research team that includes professors at Florida Atlantic University.
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Reconsider Renting: Housing Index Shows Buying Costs Decline
Renting a home and reinvesting the money that would have been spent on owning has been the better way to build wealth, on average, for several years.
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Floridians Bullish on U.S. Economy but Less Certain about Finances
While Floridians are upbeat about the U.S. economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, many residents believe their finances won’t return to normal until later this year or even beyond 2022.