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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Will the Fed’s interest rate cut lower LA’s housing costs?

    The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 19, 2024 • 10m Listen

    The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.

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    Housing affordability, Danzy Senna’s ‘Colored Television’
    1. 0:00Will the Fed’s interest rate cut lower LA’s housing costs?You’re reading this
    2. 10:02What do exploding pagers mean for supply chain security?
    3. 18:03Danzy Senna on the anxieties of being racially ambiguous in Hollywood
    4. 33:26Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,’ ‘A Different Man’
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Housing affordability, Danzy Senna’s ‘Colored Television’
    1. 0:00Will the Fed’s interest rate cut lower LA’s housing costs?You’re reading this
    2. 10:02What do exploding pagers mean for supply chain security?
    3. 18:03Danzy Senna on the anxieties of being racially ambiguous in Hollywood
    4. 33:26Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,’ ‘A Different Man’
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand