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Home Prices Reaching ‘Inflection Point’ in Overvalued Markets
Home prices continue to rise across the country and are poised to flatten in some metropolitan areas, according to a ranking of the most overvalued U.S. housing markets by professors at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.
FAU College of Business Equity Crowdfunding Tracker Is First Free Resource in U.S.
As of today, the U.S. equity crowdfunding market has grown in total amount raised from $23 million in 2016 to $244 million in 2020 – since becoming fully legal in the U.S. when Title III of the 2012 JOBS Act took effect on May 16, 2016. The Equity Crowdfunding Tracker presents data that spans from 2016 to today.
New Index Provides Insight into Possibility of Housing Crash
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business launched a new, free website tool to help consumers, lenders and real estate professionals make more informed home buying decisions.
Alternative to Case-Shiller Index Shows Home Prices Across U.S. Continue to Rise at Near-record Rates
Rising premiums in many of the nation’s most overvalued housing markets suggest that homebuying remains red hot even as signs point to a looming price correction, according to a new ranking of the 100 largest U.S. housing markets.
Hispanics’ Consumer Confidence Remains Steady in Third Quarter
Consumer confidence among U.S. Hispanics remained mostly stable in the third quarter, despite the supply-chain crisis, increased labor movement activities, and other economic turmoil.
Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Monica Escaleras
Meet Monica Escaleras, Ph.D., newly selected Chair and Professor in the Economics Department at the FAU College of Business. Her areas of expertise include Decentralization, Business Administration, Business and Economics Polling, Natural Disasters, Political Economy, Agricultural Economics and Corruption.