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NAREE2026: State of the US economy: oil price shock negates job gains as housing affordability crisis persists
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In late 2025, Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, was projecting this would be a year of recovery for the sluggish U.S. economy, with more interest rate cuts on the horizon and a double-digit increase in home sales. Then the Trump administration decided to go to war with Iran, setting off a chain reaction of inflation and economic uncertainty that has erased the gains made in the first few months of the year.
Zillow economist: Compass just told you who benefits from private listings (Hint: It's not the seller)
Greg Hague, Compass’ director of home sale strategy, published a piece in Inman last week arguing that homes should be marketed like Ferraris, using exclusivity, scarcity and urgency to make buyers feel they’re competing for something rare. He wrote this in the middle of the worst housing affordability crisis in a generation and, in doing so, accidentally made the best possible case against private listings.
Does Occupational Licensing Reduce Value Creation on Digital Platforms?
Research Briefs in Economic Policy In professions where a state requires an occupational license, it is illegal to work for pay without a license. November 1, 2023 • Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 356 TOP Digital marketplaces improve market efficiency when they reduce customer search costs and expand market access for producers. A key factor limiting value creation on digital platforms is the extent to which digital technology is regulated by laws developed for an analog economy.
Does Occupational Licensing Reduce Value Creation on Digital Platforms?
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Nearly $600 Billion Reported in Home Improvements in 2021
in Daily Dose, Data, Featured, journal, News 10 mins ago 10 Views Angi has released “The Economy of Everything Home Report,” an analysis of the total addressable market (TAM) for home services in the U.S. that estimates a TAM of $595 billion and a total of 728.3 million household projects for 2021.
Wild Herbs for Cocktails: Veld & Sea City
Forager Roushanna Gray leads a workshop in which guests experience a range of local wild herbs and discover how to utilise them to create delicious wild-inspired drinks. Learn how to preserve and prepare them, how to incorporate them into cocktails, hot and cold teas, in tinctures and syrups. Participants receive a herbal bouquet and prepare a wild flavoured tincture to take home. Plant notes and recipes. Botanical gin and tonics, summer fruit and wild flavoured canapés will be provided.
Weaving Workshop: Veld & Sea City
An introductory weaving workshop facilitated by textile artist Andie Reeves. The three-hour workshop introduces guests to basic weaving techniques and you will begin creating your own nature-inspired woven masterpiece on a DIY loom.All equipment is included and flower tea, summer fruit and wild flavoured cupcakes are served.what3words gives every 3m x 3m in the world a unique 3 word address. This one describes the precise entrance point of the venue.
Veld & Sea City: Wild Herbs for Culinary Use
Forager Roushanna Gray of Veld and Sea and wild chef Gemma Hancock teach a workshop on using wild herbs in cooking. Learn about the range of wild herbs in South Africa and their remarkable medicinal properties. Learn how to preserve and prepare them, how to incorporate them into your everyday meals, as well as demos and tasters. Participants will each receive a herbal bouquet and prepare a wild flavoured oil and herbal salt to take home.
Embroidery Workshop: Veld & Sea City
Textile artist Andie Reeves leads the second installment of Veld and Sea’s inner city series with a nature-inspired embroidery workshop at the Botanical Bar.
Flower Workshop: Veld & Sea City
Roushanna Gray kicks off Veld and Sea’s inner city series with a flower workshop at the Botanical Bar. Wildflower tea and cake is served and guests are invited to assemble a flower crown on arrival. Thereafter, Roushanna leads the group as they create hanging arrangements to take home. Botanical drinks are served and edible flower art snacks are assembled. Guests are asked to bring along a bunch of flowers, foraged or bought, to add colour and variation to their crafts.
Cape Town Water Bikes
Cape Town Water Bikes offers a guided or self-guided water bike adventure from Simon’s Town, in which guests enjoy a safe and inspiring activity with scenic views and abundant marine wild life. Guests either head up towards the famous African penguin colony at Boulders Beach, or meander along past Long Beach to the Clan Stuart Shipwreck and continue up the picturesque coast line, before turning back towards the naval base.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Pieter Toerien presents the South African original premiere of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, based on the award-winning novel by Mark Haddon. The story takes place in the year 1998 in and around the town of Swindon, England. The fifteen-year-old narrator of the story, Christopher John Francis Boone, discovers the slain body of his neighbor`s poodle, Wellington, on the neighbor`s front lawn one evening and sets out to uncover the murderer.
Artisanal Fare in the Cape Winelands & Beyond
Is there anything better than a slow weekend afternoon spent tucking into hearty, gourmet meals? The Cape Winelands offer delectable treats in vibrant venues and farmstalls, making for a trip that is well worth the picturesque drive out of the city. Mischa Ruby Fisher highlights a few favourites and gives us the scoop on why they’re such notable finds. Home to local farmers, bakers and artisans, the Slow Market is a must-see on a Saturday spent in Stellenbosch.
Lunch & Dinner in the Winelands
What better reprieve from the rush of city life than a visit to a vineyard in the beautiful Cape Winelands? Slow, sumptuous food, seemingly endless views and, of course, delicious local wines. It’s no secret that the Western Cape has a great deal to offer in this department – be it a lazy lunch on the lawn or a decadent dinner beside a crackling fire.
Boschendal Friday Night Market
Boschendal hosts a weekly evening market with live music, farm fresh produce, slow food stalls and local products to peruse and purchase. SEE WHAT ELSE IS ON IN THE CAPE WINELANDS & BEYOND
Ginger & Lime Food Studio
Ginger & Lime offers interactive food experiences at chef Denise Levy’s beautiful private home in Fresnaye.Experiences include weekly cooking classes, corporate team building culinary events and MasterChef-style parties. A Malay cooking course and gourmet braai experience are also offered and are often popular with international visitors.The venue hosts special occasions and children’s parties and serves as a location for film and photo shoots.
State Budgets and Populations (a.k.a Why Illinois is in the shape it's in)
Given Illinois' current budget impasse, I thought it would be interesting to do a five minute analysis looking at how the size of each state's budget varies in proportion to its population. This is obviously a very shallow examination, and one could spends weeks digging through budget numbers, federal transfers, rural-urban splits, poverty and education levels, industry compositions, unfunded pension liabilities, worker's compensation costs, etc. etc.
The Republican Party Isn't Really the Anti-Science Party
In his first State of the Union Address in 1790, George Washington told Congress, “There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature.” He went on to call science “essential” to our nation.
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