Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Home prices rise, safety net flies

Mark Garrison Mar 26, 2013
HTML EMBED:
COPY
Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Home prices rise, safety net flies

Mark Garrison Mar 26, 2013
HTML EMBED:
COPY

New numbers out this morning show home prices are up by 8.1 percent over last year, the best yearly increase since 2006. Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith, Moore & Company explains whether the rise will boost the job market.

One woman’s definition of a safety net: Something that lets you take risks, from going to school to flying from a trapeze. And tell us, what does your safety net look like?

However the Supreme Court decides two cases on same-sex marriage, some Republican PAC’s are prepared to back candidates who support gay marriage.

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.