Metro Phoenix ranks No. 2 for rent increases, as other big cities see rents fall. Work-from-home trend is likely bringing new residents who can pay more. | PARKER LEAVITT/THE REPUBLIC
Real Estate

Home Searches in Cities Up 200% From Last Year, Reflecting Renewed Interest in Urban Areas After Pandemic-Driven Drop

Farmer Ciriaco Huaman shows a handful of his potatoes in Pisac, southern rural Peru, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Farmers like Huaman are responsible for the food that lands on 70% of Peruvian dinner tables, officials say. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Agribusiness

Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink

Contractors secure a wall section on a home under construction at the Toll Brothers Cantera at Gale Ranch housing development in San Ramon, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Construction

Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market At an All-Time High in Third Quarter

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Real Estate

Home Equity Levels Continue To Rise Across The Nation In Third Quarter

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Real Estate

Santa Barbara, Louisville and Buffalo Have Soared in Popularity With Out-of-Town Homebuyers Since the Pandemic Began

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Real Estate

Record Low Mortgage Rates Boost Affordability, But Mask Down Payment Difficulties

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Real Estate

Lack of Inventory, Higher Prices Push Housing Affordability Near Two-Year Low

Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Money

US consumer prices unchanged in October, lowest in 5 months

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Money

California voters reject revamp to property tax system

Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences faculty members Sole Peresin, Yucheng Peng, Graeme Lockaby, Brian Via and Tom Gallagher are exploring ways to give new life to timber decimated by hurricanes.
Construction

Auburn University researchers aim to fuel new markets from hurricane-ravaged timber

Worker using a small tracked excavator to dig a hole to fix a water leak at a large commercial housing development in Oregon. | Photo: iStock
Construction

Construction workers are priced out of homeownership in surprising areas of the US

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