Your Future Home hosts Baker Machado and Jill Wagner discuss today's top real estate stories. From Amazon's potential second headquarters to the rise of mortgage applications, we have you covered!
Selected cities have major concerns over Amazon movin' in. Civic organizers are concerned that all the new residents employed by Amazon would put a strain on locals already struggling with high housing prices and crawling commutes.
Plus, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage applications rose 4.5% last week as buyers are rushing in to beat higher rates. The report said volume was up more than 6% versus a year ago.
Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” Also “cold brew,” “rizz,” “dad bod,” “hard pass,” “cancel culture” and more.
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect.
Lukas Alpert of MarketWatch explores how networks, brands, and ad buyers absorb the shockwaves when late‑night show hosts are suddenly cut — and brought back.
A new poll finds U.S. adults are more likely than they were a year ago to think immigrants in the country legally benefit the economy. That comes as President Donald Trump's administration imposes new restrictions targeting legal pathways into the country. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey finds Americans are more likely than they were in March 2024 to say it’s a “major benefit” that people who come to the U.S. legally contribute to the economy and help American companies get the expertise of skilled workers. At the same time, perceptions of illegal immigration haven’t shifted meaningfully. Americans still see fewer benefits from people who come to the U.S. illegally.
