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PhoenixTeam Launches Initiative to Help Young People Prepare for AI’s Impact

By Lance Murray | June 11, 2026
The initiative, Human Features, helps students and early-career professionals develop the skills, confidence, and judgment to use AI thoughtfully, solve real problems, and shape what comes next.
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June 11, 2026 Government

HUD Makes $193M Available to Address Youth Homelessness

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said the funding is available to help communities across the nation prevent and address youth homelessness through housing-focused programs and supportive services.
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June 11, 2026 Market Trends

NAHB: Regulatory Burden Accounts for More Than a Quarter of New Home Prices

A new study by the National Association of Home Builders finds that regulations at the federal, state, and local levels add more than $100,000 to the cost of a new single-family home.
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June 10, 2026 Market Trends

Study Names the Top Hot Spots for New Grads This Year 

The locations where high incomes, reasonable rent, and unprecedented rental concessions come together have been ranked in Zillow's latest list of the top housing markets for recent college graduates.
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June 10, 2026 Market Trends

Analyzing Black Suburbanization in Today’s Marketplace

Nearly half of all Black Americans lived in a major city in 1970, but that percentage has dropped significantly during the last 50 years, while the share of people living in the suburbs has increased, according to economists.
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June 10, 2026 Lending/OriginationsMarket Trends

Ex-Pandemic Homebuying Hotspots Are This Spring’s Strongest Buyer’s Markets 

Redfin reports 35 of the 50 most populous U.S. metros were buyer’s markets in May, led by cities in the Sun Belt. There are now nearly half a million more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market, signaling that buyers hold the power.
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June 10, 2026 Government

Democrats Introduce Bill to Automatically Fully Fund the CFPB 

Earlier this month, all 11 Democrats on the Banking Committee introduced a bill to automatically and fully fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the legislation has yet to advance.
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June 10, 2026 GovernmentMarket Trends

Inflation Hits Highest Level in Three Years 

The Federal Open Market Committee will meet next week, and futures markets overwhelmingly expect the Fed to hold interest rates steady.
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June 9, 2026 Market Trends

Existing-Home Sales Reach Highest Level Since December as Buyers Return  

Sales activity strengthened across most regions in May as buyers took advantage of easing financing conditions and a modest increase in housing supply.
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Trump Picks Former CFPB Official to be Its Next Permanent Director

By Lance Murray | June 11, 2026
President Donald Trump has named Brian Johnson to be the next Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, turning to a trusted former aide and financial services executive who helped run the CFPB during Trump’s first term to now run it for the rest of his second term.
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