Housing prices rise in second quarter amid tight supply
U S home values climbed 5.6 percent year over year in the second quarter with a 1.2 percent quarterly gain and a 0.2 percent rise in June, as demand outstrips supply. The FHFA index tracks single family mortgage financed sales. national median price up to 240700 dollars. 5.5 million homes sold, up 4.2 percent from a year earlier, while for sale inventory fell 5.8 percent to 2.12 million. Vermont was the only state with a price drop in Q2.
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Federal Housing Finance Agency
Andrew Leventis
U.S
National Association of Realtors
Vermont
FHFA
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Realtors
Stores woo college students with back-to-campus deals
Retailers chase lifelong custom as campuses reopen. NRF data show average family with college age kids plans to spend about 889 dollars, with half on electronics and dorm furnishings. Target, Best Buy and Bed Bath & Beyond tailor student offers, from wish lists to college stylists and campus events. Target even uses chatbots and YouTube guides to reach freshmen and sophomores.
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Chicago Tribune
Ray Balog
Beatrice Balog
Target
Lake Zurich
Ill
T’s
America
National Retail Federation
Nikki Baird
Bed Bath & Beyond
Best Buy
Kirkwood To Offer Management And Staff Training Program
Kirkwood Community College launches the Business Partners Training Consortium beginning September 15 to boost managerial and staff skills. Last year about 20 firms participated, including Archer Daniels Midland EcoLips and Skogman Realty, with Gallup findings cited on cost of poor management. The nine month program requires participants to commit half a workday monthly for specialized courses tailored to employer needs.
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Kirkwood Community College
Business Partners
Archer Daniels Midland
EcoLips
Skogman Realty
Kim Bechcka
Kirkwood
Gallup
Bechcka
Amy Lasack
Kirkwood Training & Outreach Services
George.ford
Thegazette.com
Bedding firms push audit after Welspun cotton fraud claim
Bed Bath & Beyond ordered an external audit of Welspun India textiles after Target accused the supplier of passing off cheap sheets as Egyptian cotton for two years. Wal Mart reviews Welspun certification. J C Penney probes. Target removes 750,000 Fieldcrest items from 2014 to 2016.
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Bed Bath & Beyond
Wesspan India
Target
Welspun
U.S
Leah Drill
Wal-Mart
Welspan
J.C. Penney
Fieldcrest
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Lee Henderson
Alexander Chernev
Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management
Alison Catalano
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George C. Ford
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