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Despite housing assistance, San Francisco woman struggles to find new home

Despite housing assistance, San Francisco woman struggles to find new home

SAN FRANCISCO — A homeless woman who cares for her disabled brother during the day while working a job at night has found it nearly impossible to find housing, even with her brother eligible for housing assistance. For tens of thousands of people in the Bay Area waiting for housing assistance, the housing shortage has …

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The Internet has made the housing market less rational

The Internet has made the housing market less rational

Rational expectations is a fundamental economic theory that originated in a 1972 article written by future Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Lucas. Rational expectations theory has been discussed by economists endlessly ever since. “Rational expectation theory holds that people are aware of available information and act on it, making more or less accurate predictions.” Horwich, Minneapolis …

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