A slice of the American Dream is disappearing for a growing number of would-be homeowners who are being squeezed out of the housing market.

Investors can ignore GameStop, but the trends that put $GME at the center of the stock market are here to stay.

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New York City’s battle with coronavirus--and the financial implications of such--is emblematic of the one that many states and cities across the country soon will be facing as unemployment surges and tax revenues drop.

The Covid-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on the inadequacies of the U.S. caregiving system and the enormous emotional and economic burden on families—and ultimately the economy—bringing the fight against Alzheimer’s to an inflection point.

That’s due to a historic run-up in home prices, a recent surge in mortgage rates, and a stubbornly low inventory of available homes.

As home listings dwindled, the median asking price for a home advanced twice as fast as median income did from February 2019 to February 2022, according to a @realtordotcom  analysis. Home price growth outstripped income growth in many of the nation’s most populated metros.

In Austin, Texas, only 6% of homes are affordable to the median household; in 2019, that share was 26%. That’s despite a 16.7% estimated increase in median income.

3. A $500 billion corporate relief fund: $425 billion is set aside for the Federal Reserve to leverage into loans to distressed companies, and $75 billion is available for hard-hit industries, like travel and leisure companies.

6. Aid to the health-care system: $100 billion to help hospitals, doctors, and nurses fight against the coronavirus outbreak and almost $20 billion to stockpile medical equipment.