Home truths: a global property wobble
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 30 August 2022
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As interest rates rise, lots of pandemic-era property trends are fading—but not every market is equally vulnerable as the boom peters out. Generals have long avoided fighting in cities: it is messy and dangerous. Increasingly, though, they have no choice. And our language columnist on the subtle question of whether “data” is plural or singular.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:06.4 | In London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:08.3 | And in New York, I'm John Fassman. |
| 0:11.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events |
| 0:14.5 | shaping your world. |
| 0:18.2 | Armies traditionally resist fighting in cities. |
| 0:21.4 | It's just harder and more dangerous than fighting |
| 0:23.8 | in open areas. |
| 0:25.2 | But as the world has urbanized, war has too. |
| 0:28.2 | And fighting forces are building up tactics for built up areas. |
| 0:32.9 | And as our listeners and readers know, here at the Economist, |
| 0:36.1 | we're very serious about grammar. |
| 0:38.7 | Even so, we would never say these spaghetti are delicious, |
| 0:42.3 | even though spaghetti is a plural noun. |
| 0:44.9 | But when it comes to other plural nouns, |
| 0:47.0 | we're slowly changing our ways. |
| 0:49.3 | First up, though. |
| 1:01.3 | In Britain, New Zealand, Canada, and many other rich countries, |
| 1:09.9 | buying a dream home or even a first home has become much more |
| 1:13.9 | difficult over the past decade. |
| 1:16.1 | Have you seen many in this price range at all? |
| 1:17.9 | No, there's not much out there. |
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