FEB '25 National Market Insights Report, Markets Sink On Tariff Threats, NYC's Congestion Pricing Takes In $48.6 Million In It's First Month

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FEB '25 National Market Insights Report

High level overview: inflation ticket up, the fed didn't change it's benchmarks which kept interest rates high, home sales were down 27% month over month, but up 2.65 year over year, 28% of homes were purchased by first time homebuyers, all cash sales made up 29% of the buyers, and homes selling for more than $1,000,000+ rose 27% year over year. Read Full Report (Flipbook)

Markets Sink On Tariff Threats

The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ fell for the second week in a row as tariff threats escalated again and technology stocks slipped. The NASDAQ finished down about 3.5% for the week while the S&P 500 retreated 1.0%. The Dow was an outlier, as it rose 1.0%. Consumer confid-ence recorded its biggest monthly dec-line in three and a half years. (Full Story)

NYC's Congestion Pricing Takes In

$48.6 Million In It's First Month

Gov Hochul's Congestion Pricing plan may have ruffled feathers, but data shows the plan is reducing traffic and raising funds for the city. She says the plan could raise $500M per year: 85% of the revenue came from passenger vehicles and 15% from commercial. The plan is now coming under attack from the current administration. (Full Story)

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FEB '25 National Market Insights Report, Markets Sink On Tariff Threats, NYC's Congestion Pricing Takes In $48.6 Million In It's First Month

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