As demand soars, the metal’s futures are at the highest levels in nearly two years. Plus, what a federal shutdown would mean for tribal nations.
Until the price rises so much it causes inflation, anyway.
The market is seeing a return of concessions and incentives for renters as demand cools in many parts of the nation.
Phillip Rollins, owner of the record and comic store OffBeat in Jackson, Mississippi, describes how business is going.
A long, drawn out budget cycle marked by stopgap spending and the threat of a shutdown takes a toll, says Justin Barrett, treasurer of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
Previously, 30,000 cars and trucks would traverse the Francis Scott Key daily. Now all those vehicles have to find other routes.
From 1984 to 2023, the median cost of a new home rose from $79,900 to $417,700, more than double the rate of overall price inflation.