MOScout Sunday6: DLS - RPP - Starter Homes - Car Trade-ins and more…

1. Fewer starter homes being built – I assume because the margins are lower.

Source: Pew Research.

2. More car trade-ins have negative equity.

Source: Wall Street Journal.

3. But generally US household finances are in OK shape.

Source: Apollo.

4. “It’s common to think about cost of living when thinking about moving to a new city. One way to measure cost of living is through regional price parities (RPP), which are price levels for a region expressed as a percentage of the overall price level for the nation. An RPP of 100 is equal to the national average. In 2022, Missouri had an RPP of 91.119, indicating a cheaper cost of living than the national average.”

Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve.

5. Transparency in Opioid settlement money.

Source: KFF Health News.

6. The state-by-state fight to end Day Light Savings.

Source: Axios.