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Trump Takes Second Swing at Cutting Housing Assistance for Immigrants bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

This is a VERY bifurcated housing market Year-over-year shift in home values, by ZIP Code Chart via ResiClub 🏡📊

It's hard to find a job right now, regardless of your age or experience (unless you work in AI or healthcare). New jobless claims ticked up last week to 235k (up from 224k the prior week). **Continuing claims hit 1.97 million -->the highest since November 2021** Everyone should

Fed Chair Powell opens the door to a September rate cut. "With policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks MAY WARRANT adjusting our policy stance." That's about as clear cut as Powell gets that his views have shifted since July. He