Thursday, October 25, 2012

Home Prices Push Low-Wage Workers Out of Cities

CNBC reports:
Sales of single-family homes in the U.S. rose by 5.7% in September, the highest rate since April 2010. Most would argue that these numbers are indicative of an improving economy — an increase in housing sales leads to an increase in housing prices. Daniel Shoag, associate professor of Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School, would argue the opposite.
An article well worth your time.