Skip to main content
Back to Show
PBS NewsHour

As housing costs rise, so do questions of affordability

As the U.S. grapples with the coronavirus, housing costs are skyrocketing. According to the latest S&P Core Logic Case-Shiller index, home prices were up almost 17 percent over the last year -- and in many places, the jump was worse. Economics correspondent Paul Solman turns to potential home-buyers in Boise, Idaho, one of the many areas in the country that has seen a stark increase in prices.

Support Provided By
Season
March 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
A Baltimore bridge collapses after being struck by a container ship.
March 25, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
The rift between the U.S. and Israel widens due to a United Nations resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.
March 24, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:44
With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case about mifepristone, a look at the ways the executive branch can shape reproductive rights and abortion access in post-Roe America.
March 23, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
The deadliest massacre in Russia in decades leaves the country on edge, just days after President Putin was re-elected.
March 22, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
Congress works to avoid a partial government shutdown, but could it cost House Speaker Johnson his gavel?
March 21, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
March 21, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
February 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
A court rejects Trump's claim of immunity with major implications for his election interference case.
December 24, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:36
Why a record number of people across America are experiencing homelessness this holiday season.
December 23, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode
24:44
How some cities are testing no-strings-attached payment programs as a way to help lower-income residents get a leg up.
July 26, 2023 – PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
Hunter Biden's plea deal unravels over concerns about whether future charges can be brought against the president's son.
July 19, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
This episode is the July 19, 2023 broadcast.
July 17, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
Floodwaters rage and dangerous heat waves grow worse, posing serious risks to millions of Americans.
Active loading indicator