Econ 101 - State of the Housing Market by Marilyn Geewax

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Marilyn Geewax presents "State of the Housing Market," part of "Economics 101," a three-part webinar series sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.For more information about free training for business journalists, please visit businessjournalism.org.

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NPR Senior Business News Editor

¨  When did this mess begin?                              ¨  What is hurting the market now?               ¨  What can be done to fix it?                           ¨  How can you quickly find local data

on housing?

Credit: Doug Benz for the NYT

¨  Wipe out student debt

¨  Encourage immigration

¨  Raze vacant houses

¨  Create about 12 million jobs

¨  Give workers raises

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