Tagged: Housing

In this week's New York Times Magazine, Adam Davidson writes a dual profile of Larry Summers and Glenn Hubbard, two of the most influential economists in American Politics today. Summers is a Democrat; Hubbard is a Republican. The question that animates the piece: "How did two men, whose work is widely respected, reach such different conclusions from data about the same economy?" Here's an excerpt.

Congress decided last week to ease the effects of the across-the-board federal spending cuts on travelers upset over airport delays. But low-income Americans who rely on government housing aid are still feeling the pain.

Housing authorities across the country have all but stopped issuing rent vouchers as they try to deal with the cuts known as sequestration. Many newly issued vouchers have been rescinded, leaving some people homeless or doubled up with family and friends.

And the cuts come at a time when there's a severe shortage of affordable housing across the country.

There were solid increases in home prices during the month of February across all 20 major cities where that data is tracked, according to the latest S&am