Even with a strong labor market, workers who are underemployed still looking for full-time work By Mitchell HartmanJuly 06, 2018POSTED IN: Economy employment Great Recession businesses Jobs part-time jobs full-time employees ListenreadDownloadDownload
One legacy of the housing crisis: risky rent-to-own dealsBy Amy ScottJuly 02, 2018Amy Scott/MarketplaceThe contracts often saddle would-be homeowners with expensive taxes and repairs.POSTED IN: Economy Divided Decade home ownership renting cleveland foreclosures Great Recession Housing ListenreadDownloadDownload
How the financial crisis changed the way we think about homeBy Reema KhraisJune 29, 2018Courtesy of Meridith Baer HomeDesigners, architects and the president of IKEA U.S. weigh in.POSTED IN: Divided Decade Great Recession financial crisis Home Design houses homes paint architecture read
10 years after the housing crisis, thousands of zombie homes are still stuck in foreclosure limboBy Marielle SegarraJune 13, 2018David McNew/Getty ImagesHome values in much of the country have recovered, and in many places it's a seller's market. So long as there isn't a zombie on your block. POSTED IN: Economy homes foreclosure Great Recession divideddecade zombie homes ListenreadDownloadDownload
Even in a robust economy, all college graduates are not equalBy Mitchell HartmanMay 23, 2018Mary Turner/Getty ImagesIt's a good job market for the class of 2018, but not everyone with a B.A. is likely to fare well economically.POSTED IN: Economy Divided Decade Great Recession graduation Jobs employment higher education ListenreadDownloadDownload
Expectations run into reality after graduating during the recessionBy Scott TongMay 22, 2018Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesFinancial damage can be lasting, several studies suggest. POSTED IN: Economy Divided Decade Great Recession salary graduation ListenreadDownloadDownload
The class of 2008 offers advice to the class of 2018By Scott Tong and Hayley HershmanMay 22, 2018Bryan Clifton/MarketplaceGraduates from the Great Recession at the University of Arkansas returned to give advice to this year's graduates. POSTED IN: Economy graduation Great Recession Divided Decade Jobs careers wages ListenreadDownloadDownload
So, you're graduating into a financial crisis ...By Carrie BarberMay 21, 2018Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesHere's what notable speakers had to say to the classes of 2009 and 2010, when job opportunities were scarce.POSTED IN: commencement graduation recession Great Recession financial crisis Unemployment read
Home equity loans are back, but not at the levels seen before the financial crisisBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerMay 11, 2018Paul Morris/Getty ImagesHome equity loans have become harder to obtain since the financial crisis. POSTED IN: Economy Housing credit home equity loans Banks loans Great Recession read
