The column argues private listings can protect sellers and support brokerage economics, but warns widespread use could fragment inventory and weaken MLS utility. It calls for plain language disclosure ...

A surge in AI investment, expanding private credit markets and persistent liquidity constraints are creating structural shifts in private markets.

Public goods create a peculiar dilemma: everyone likes the benefits, but paying for them is another matter. Economists call this the free-rider problem—people can enjoy protection, clean air, or herd ...

One of the core principles of American government is that the people making the rules shouldn’t be the same people quietly benefiting from them. But new reporting from ProPublica suggests that ...

Bolstering government economic reports with private data could improve Federal Reserve policymaking by helping officials better anticipate changes in jobs and inflation, a team of top economists has ...