Let’s look more closely at housing supply in the US and Canada. Housing supply isn’t as flashy as mortgage rates or viral TikToks about “forever renters,” but it’s the slow, structural side of the story that shows up in a patchwork of crowded houses, “no vacancy” signs in resort towns, and the permit line at […]
Rural Mainstreet Index: From Five‑Year Low to Fragile “Recovery”
Despite a slight rebound from October’s five‑year low, Creighton University’s latest Rural Mainstreet Index report shows the Midwest & Northern Rockies heartland still mired below growth neutral, with weak grain prices, soft ag land values, and cautious rural bankers keeping recession risks elevated. November’s RMI: Off the Floor, Still in the Red The Rural Mainstreet […]