Not everyone thinks the economy is as bad off as doomsayers have been saying lately.
Read More »Ask the Economist: What Does the Spring Hold for Homebuyers?
Zillow Chief Economist Svenja Gudell discusses recent economic slowdowns and how they might affect the spring homebuying season in our latest installment of Ask the Economist.
Read More »Job Gains Weaken, But is the Labor News All Bad?
The labor market was the strong point of the U.S. economy in the last quarter of 2015. Job gains slowed in the first month of 2016, but other areas saw growth.
Read More »Contrasting Economic Metrics: GDP and Employment Growth
The number of jobs has been rising in the last two years while GDP growth has largely been a disappointment. What does this mean for the U.S. economy?
Read More »Kansas City Fed: Market Volatility Should Not Prevent Rate Hikes
Monetary policy "cannot respond to every blip in financial markets," according to Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Read More »Economic Uncertainty Is Not Dampening Housing for 2016, So Far
The indicators show that the spring of 2016 will be the best season in a decade for the housing market.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Waiting to See if the Jobs Report Measures Up
Will the labor market be able to sustain the solid job growth it experienced in the last three months of 2015?
Read More »GDP Growth Stalls; What’s Next?
Is the slowdown temporary or is the economy headed for trouble?
Read More »Led by Housing, Economy Suffers Slight Setback to End 2015
What will it take in the coming year for the economy to regain its momentum?
Read More »Majority of Americans Unconcerned Over Fed’s Rate Increase
For those who did express anxiety, their concerns were not spread out evenly across the population.
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