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Decay, Abandonment, and . . . Profits? An Unlikely Combination in Real Estate Markets

Research in Focus — Can property insurance be too generous? Four economists look at the consequences of a program that promised outsized benefits.

Featured Work

Regional Economics

Working Paper

The Great Reshuffle: Remote Work and Residential Sorting

WP 25-36 – The increasing net migration toward suburbs and small cities has been driven disproportionately by high-income people. As a result, housing expenses and employment vary by region, tempering the welfare inequality caused by remote work.

Regional Economics

Working Paper

The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006

WP 24-12/R – This paper introduces new rental and home sales price series for the 20th century constructed from historical newspapers, and it explores the different rent and home price trajectories of cities across the United States.

Regional Economics

Working Paper

Capitalization as a Two-Part Tariff: The Equilibrium Structure of Housing Prices

WP 19-20/R – Housing is more expensive in desirable neighborhoods. But does the premium emerge at the extensive (per housing unit) or intensive (per living space) margin?

Featured Data

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Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey

Monthly survey of manufacturers in the Third District

Updated: 20 Nov ’25

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State Leading Indexes

Six-month forecast of the coincident index for each of the 50 states

Updated: April 29, 2020

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COVID-19 Business Outlook Survey

Special survey (now monthly, previously weekly) of firms in the Third District

Updated: 23 Dec ’20

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State Coincident Indexes

Monthly index of general economic conditions for each of the 50 states

Updated: 24 Sep ’25

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Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey

Monthly survey of nonmanufacturing businesses in the Third District

Updated: 25 Nov ’25

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Third District Beige Book

Qualitative assessment of economic conditions in the Third District released prior to each FOMC meeting

Updated: 26 Nov ’25