Markets In A Minute for week ending September 7, 2018: What is the Starbucks effect on home prices
This week on The Markets In a Minute: The Starbucks Effect on home prices, job numbers, interest rate news and more
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- Trade issues continue to help keep mortgage rates low. Talks continue between the U.S. and Canada, but tensions are escalating between the U.S. and China.
- The White House Council of Economic Advisers says wages are growing faster than “traditional measures” indicate. Wage inflation can contribute to rising interest rates
- Last week, jobless claims fell to a 49-year low as private payrolls rose in August. The sustained labor market strength should continue to drive economic growth.
- CoreLogic’s Home Price Index report for July shows home prices across the U.S. rose by 6.2% year-over-year. However, home price increases are decelerating..
- A recent Harvard Business School study reveals the “Starbucks Effect” on home prices. The authors say a new Starbucks raises prices by 0.5% in a ZIP code.
- A Redfin survey shows recent increases in mortgage rates aren’t scaring away buyers. Only 2.6% had decided to postpone their search.
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