What is Going to Happen to the Housing Market?

04/20/22 • 21 min

Trading Perspectives: An Economic Podcast

With available homes few and far between and mortgage rates on the rise, fears of the demise of the housing market are increasing. This naturally begs the question, how long can this go on? Will the housing market crash again? Will a decline in housing lead to a financial crisis like it did in 2008? In this week’s Trading Perspectives, Sam, Courtney, and John discuss the differences between then and now, and what a downturn could mean.

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The dreaded word recession has recently been rearing its ugly head in the news media. Is the US doomed to have one in the near future? If so, just how bad will it be? As bad as 2008, when it seemed like the world was going to end? Or will it be like some other recessions, which we didn’t even know about until after the fact? Does the definition of recession vary from household to household? In this week’s episode Sam, Courtney, and John talk about the difference between perceptions and reality when it comes to economic recessions.

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Childcare Blues

While finding quality childcare has always been a challenge, it has become increasingly more so since the start of the pandemic. This has had a depressing impact on the labor force participation rate, especially women. It seems like the government is helping out everyone but working moms. Why? In this week’s Trading Perspectives, the gang talks about the rising cost of childcare and potential solutions.