Sep 27, 2022

A culprit behind rising prices? Remote work.

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New research by the San Francisco Fed finds that remote work may account for more than half of overall home price increases. Plus, a women's college goes coed in response to financial uncertainty.

Segments From this episode

As stocks flag and home prices dip, consumers spend less, spend different

by Matt Levin

Sep 27, 2022

It's called the wealth effect: Household spending decisions tend to be influenced by the ups and downs of asset prices.

Research suggests that feeling pinched financially shifts spending from services to goods, says Stephanie Tully at the University of Southern California.

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Federal Reserve finds working from home has been a big driver of inflation

by Lily Jamali

Sep 27, 2022

San Francisco Fed researchers say the work-from-home shift may account for more than half of overall home price and rent increases in the U.S.

Demand for newer, bigger housing options that provide space for working from home has grown during the pandemic.

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Work is a big part of what's making us unhappy, Gallup CEO says

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Sep 27, 2022

Jon Clifton weighs in on workplace engagement, global unhappiness and why it's sometimes a good thing when polls confirm conventional wisdom.

"We spend so much of our lives at work," says Gallup CEO Jon Clifton. "There's one analysis that says it's 115,000 hours — which is 13 years of a person's life."

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What cheaper lumber means for the housing market

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Sep 27, 2022

Lumber is about as cheap as it was before the pandemic, a sign of the slowing housing market. But savings are offset by rising financing costs.

Even though lumber prices have eased, financing for builders and buyers has become costlier.

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“We are becoming extinct”: Women's colleges go coed to bring in students

by Stephanie Hughes

Sep 27, 2022

Notre Dame of Maryland University made the decision to admit male undergraduates next fall to boost enrollment.

Freshmen Caitlin Cottrill, left, and Tatum Capinpin are considering transferring from Notre Dame of Maryland. The school announced earlier this month it’ll be accepting men next fall.

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My Economy

How inflation and "wild weather" are affecting one family farm

by Andie Corban

Sep 27, 2022

Anne Schwagerl, co-owns and operates Prairie Point Farm in Minnesota, where she's experimenting with new crops.

At Prairie Point Farm, Anne Schwagerl says they'll harvest soybeans, then corn. Above, soybeans are planted on a farm.

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Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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