WFH is a blessing for moms, an indispensable perk for knowledge workers with young kids. It also papers over the lack of after-school options, the rapidly crumbling US day-care infrastructure, and how the burden falls on women's shoulders bloomberg.com/news/features/… Anne Helen Petersen

4) 💰The ongoing shift in consumer spending from goods to services as pandemic restrictions fade and Americans get back to eating out and traveling is reducing demand for lumber as well, says Fastmarkets Senior Economist 2x4caster.

More than 50 million people have quit their jobs since the beginning of last year. Some have made drastic changes. Here are some stories from people who’ve rerouted their lives and careers — and feel more fulfilled because of it. nyti.ms/3bQy5li

College affordability is a huge concern. Yet, only 70% of families completed the FAFSA, which is the gateway to all aid. And all students are eligible to apply. cnb.cx/3bTtPBw

All of this adds up to a huge gap between married households and single households. The median net worth of married couples 25 to 34 years old was nearly nine times as much as the median net worth of single households. wsj.com/articles/infla…

📉Nationally, MoodysAnalytics id hacked temporary predicts U.S. home prices will rise 0% next year, which is a dramatic deceleration from the 19.7% uptick over the past 12 months. But on a regional level, among the 414 largest markets, it’ll vary a lot.

If the states that sit within the Colorado river basin are unable to adjust their water usage, the crisis will worsen econ.st/3w9JdQT

This is how I imagine economists making “novel” discoveries about poor people

Washington D.C. is now the country’s first laboratory for baby bonds, a once-fringe social program that supporters say could transform the American wealth gap in a single generation — if adopted nationally. apnews.com/article/covid-…

I started out writing this story trying to understand whether we could quantify how climate change was affecting the economy *now.* Turns out that's a very complex question. But it led me down a different and more interesting path. nytimes.com/2022/08/25/bus…

A spreading technology enabling ships to fake their locations and carry out illegal business operations could transform how goods are moved around the world, with profound implications for the enforcement of international law. nyti.ms/3cMF2UL

Between April 2020 and April 2021, more than 300,000 people — not just retirees — moved to Florida. The influx of new residents, driven in part by the rise in remote work, has contributed to a rise in home prices. businessinsider.com/soaring-home-p…

The shift to working from home drove more than half of the increase in house and rent prices during the pandemic and will likely drive up costs and inflation going forward, research from the San Francisco Fed shows trib.al/9zERgX5

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With the help of technology, banks and credit unions are now able to offer affordable small loans to their customers. Automating small-dollar loans allows them to issue loans in minutes while keeping costs low for borrowers. We explain: pew.org/3KbkxOi

NEW: Cities that made their zoning more flexible saw an increase in homes *and* kept rent growth low between 2017 and 2023. Our experts explain: pew.org/41eWa9v

As record numbers of Americans spend more than 30% of their income on rent, my colleagues Alex Horowitz and Ryan Canavan explain how increasing the number of available homes can slow rising rent costs. pew.org/3oozJ36

Homelessness is higher in areas where rents are higher, new research shows. What’s more is cities are finding ways to keep housing costs and homelessness low. How? Making enough housing available—especially lower-cost options. pew.org/4282yjb