The house, the yard and the picket fence have long been part of the American Dream. Owning a home is lauded as a way to grow your wealth and pass it down to future generations. But high demand and short supply, coupled with today’s soaring interest rates, have made home ownership out of reach for many Americans. We talk about the cultural and financial force ... Show More
Yesterday
An economist explains why he’s still ‘bullish on America’ — AI and all
Artificial intelligence is moving fast, with new tools changing how people work, create and compete. Whether you’re an AI doomer or AI boomer, it’s hard to ignore what’s coming. Economist and professor Tyler Cowen has spent years analyzing how these developments could reshape the ... Show More
56m 26s
Feb 4
How can cities win back families? This developer has a plan.
Walkable neighborhoods, vibrant nightlife, the sheer bounty of it all. City living isn't for everyone, but it's amazing for the people who want it. Unless, that is, they also want a family.Today's cities are designed for demographic churn — as a rest stop en route to the suburbs, ... Show More
43m 40s
Apr 2024
The Liberals' plan to fix the housing crisis
Today, the government unveiled their federal budget. And they are spending big on housing.
They pledged billions of dollars for low-cost loans to increase rental construction, 30-year mortgages for first-time home buyers, and programs to spur non-profit housing.
All in all, they’ ... Show More
30m 7s
Jul 2022
15: Renting vs. Buying a House: Which Makes More Sense in 2022? w/Ken Johnson
Renting vs buying a house. It’s an easy decision. If you have the option to buy, you should buy. Shouldn’t you? That line of thinking, according to Ken Johnson, real estate economics expert, can cost you a lot of money. His team at Florida Atlantic University, along with other da ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 2022
The Rise of the Single-Family Home
<p>To tackle its critical shortage of affordable housing, California has taken aim at a central tenet of the American dream: the single-family home.</p><p>Telling the story of one such property, in San Diego, can teach us about the larger housing crisis and how we might solve it. ... Show More
34m 29s
Jun 2022
11: Migration, Inflation, and Why Big Cities Are Losing Their "Desirable" Status w/Redfin’s Taylor Marr
Over the past two years, home prices have looked as if they’re never going to drop. With record-low interest rates, a newly formed remote work culture, and millennials at peak homebuying age, who would have thought that lower home prices would come so soon. Although traditionally ... Show More
58m 9s