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Could a strong month for retail sales this September encourage the currently divided Fed to raise interest rates before the end of the year? Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on the topic, for the week ending Oct. 14, 2016.

September’s middling job growth could impact the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates. Econony editor weighs in on the issue, for the week ending Oct. 7, 2016.

It came as no surprise to many that the Fed again declined to raise interest rates at its latest meeting, meaning the cost of money for real estate deals isn’t going up quite yet. But there is hope for a rate hike before the end of the year. Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on the debate, for the week ending Sept. 23, 2016.

Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses some remarkably good news for the U.S. economy, including the first annual increase in U.S. median household income in almost a decade, for the week ending Sept. 16, 2016.

The U.S. commercial real estate industry is still going strong, with construction and foreign investment booming in several major markets. Economy Editor Dees Stribling discusses the two hot topics, for the week ending Sept. 9, 2016.

After some robust job growth earlier this summer, August ended with a slowdown in job creation. But consumers seem to still feel confident in the U.S. economy. Economy Editor Dees Stribling explains why, for the week ending Sept. 2, 2016.

Economy Editor Dees Stribling explains how these two hot topics are affecting the real estate industry, for the week ending Aug. 19, 2016.