Housing

Will Hawaii Be the Next Puerto Rico?

No, But Things Could Get Rough

What Is It Like To Be a House?

Exploring a Few Deceptively Simple Questions About Housing Supply

For all that the economics blogosphere is big into talking about housing supply and demand, I’ve only rarely actually seen anyone provide…

A Short Note on Rental Income

For Once, I’ll be Brief

I’ve been thinking about rent recently. Sadly, BEA’s core downloadable tables don’t break out rental income by metro area, which is a major loss. They do provide rent, interest, and dividend income, but that’s…

Every State Has Its Price

A Look at BEA’s Regional Price Parities

BEA recently released the 2014 data for their Regional Price Parity series. This data series tracks cost of living for “parity” goods and services across states and metro areas. Much of its…