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Election Watch: The Beginning of the End?

On one level, Rick Santorum’s campaign got a desperately needed boost from his win in Louisiana’s primary last Saturday. But all the other signs about…

Home Economics: Obama Ups Game on Housing Crisis

In the last six months, President Obama has rolled out a series of proposals to address America’s still ailing housing markets. Elevating housing on the…

Election Watch: A Turning Point for Romney?

Mitt Romney’s solid win in Illinois on Tuesday placed him in an arguably unstoppable position for the GOP presidential nomination. He could claim formal victory…

Home Economics: Job Picture May Be Improving, But Not Housing Markets

Why not? PPI’s Battleground Home Values Index for January 2012 shows home values staying essentially flat in 15 of 16 president battleground states. The one…

Election Watch: The Romney-Santorum Fight Continues

By my reckoning, Mitt Romney lost his fourth opportunity yesterday to all but end the GOP presidential nominating contest (previously once after New Hampshire, once…

Home Economics: Middle Class Homeowners shouldn’t be a Congressional ATM

In a classic example of a “slippery slope,” Congress once again is looking for easy pickings by increasing guarantee fees (g-fees) that Fannie Mae and…

Election Watch: The Republican Slog Continues

Yesterday’s Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses, stretching across ten states from Vermont to Alaska, did not resolve the GOP presidential nomination contest, but did place…

Mandel Speaks on Economic Impact of Communications Sector

PPI Chief Economic Strategist Michael Mandel brought forward one very important fact yesterday at the Institute for Policy Innovation’s “Creating the Future” Summit: for the…

Home Economics: Housing Values Down, Obama Administration Steps Up, and Bank of America Calls it Quits

This week in housing was an especially busy one; PPI looks at just a few highlights with Case-Shiller numbers, a new government pilot program on…