Noon Business Lunch 10/20/26: Housing affordability, energy prices and recession outlook, mortgage rates
Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to talk about the Atlanta Fed’s Home Ownership Affordability Monitor revealing that housing is less affordable today than it has been for most of the past 20 years. Michael also talks about rising oil prices and the chances of a recession.
Segment 2: Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s, joins John Williams to talk about high home prices and mortgage rates, and a Lake Geneva mansion selling for $20M…
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