Topic: Recession
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Do Rising Home Values Make People Feel Richer?
Evidence debunking the "wealth effect."
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Where Working Households Are Struggling the Most to Pay Their Rent
More than a quarter of America's working renter households now spend a majority of their income on rent.
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The Recession Halted Urban Job Sprawl
A silver lining.
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Despite Austerity, Athens Completely Revamps Its Downtown
Tramlines! Bike paths! Trees! The plans could turn an area of shabby charisma into one of real, walkable charm.
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Delaying Car and Home Ownership Has Helped Millennials Dramatically Reduce Their Debt
Young Americans have been offloading debt at a much higher rate than older generations.
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How This Smoke Cloud Became the Ultimate Symbol of Greece's Depression
You don't need any statistics to fully grasp the depth of the economic crisis. You only need to know about the smoke.
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The Surprising Metros That Bounced Back From the Recession First
So far there are only three of them in the U.S. The rest of us are still working on it.
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The Great Recession's Devastating Toll on Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
High-poverty areas lost a staggering 91 percent of their absolute wealth during the crisis.
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Could Twentysomethings Become the Heroes of the Recovery?
It all comes down to two words: household formation.
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Young Adults Are Finally Leaving Their Parents' Houses
After a Great Recession slump, the number of new households is ticking up.
