The Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
Moves over: American house prices
23 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2023 at 9:55 am.
The highest interest rates in years should lead to a fall in house prices. But peculiarities of America’s mortgage market are driving them up. Egg-freezing was supposed to give women more control over childbearing; we look at scant data showing how successful it really is
And remembering Isabel Crook, an anthropologist who embraced China’s communist transformation, warts and all
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The highest interest rates in years should lead to a fall in house prices. But peculiarities of America’s mortgage market are driving them up. Egg-freezing was supposed to give women more control over childbearing; we look at scant data showing how successful it really is (10:57). And remembering Isabel Crook, an anthropologist who embraced China’s communist transformation, warts and all (15:44).  Join our team of audience-research participants and make a bit of cash here.
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