Real estate

• Large, dominant firms depress local wages; housing costs help offset lower pay

  Concern has increased about the ability of very large firms to exert market power and hold down wages in localities where they dominate.

  January 07, 2020

• Gentrification Transforming Neighborhoods in Big Texas Cities

  An influx of new, affluent residents has descended on gentrifying neighborhoods around Texas’ four largest cities, while increasing housing costs have led some low-income households and at-risk populations to locate in more suburban areas.

  December 30, 2019