Laurel Wamsley - NPR

Laurel Wamsley - NPR
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Fed up with high prices? Here’s where things stand with inflation.

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.
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He sold his house. Now, he is struggling to find a home he can afford.

It can be hard to get a foothold in today's tough housing market — even for folks who have been homeowners before.
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Here are 4 ways the Federal Reserve’s big rate cut could change the housing market

After months of anticipation, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point.
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From Austin to Anchorage, U.S. cities opt to ditch their off-street parking minimums

Many U.S. cities are throwing out parking requirements, hoping to end up with more affordable housing, better transit and walkable neighborhoods.
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Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, lost since 1915, is found off Antarctica

An expedition that set out in search of the lost ship of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton has found it — remarkably intact — 106 years after the vessel sank off Antarctica.