College Students' Take on the Economy

By Jon Greenberg on Friday, September 18, 2009.

August home sales had a modest gain compared to August a year ago. NHPR’s Jon Greenberg has the details in his weekly take on the state’s economy. It’s part of our ongoing series called Working It Out.

The New Hampshire Association of Realtors is delighted that they now have three consecutive months in which they’ve beaten last year’s numbers. Association president Paul Sargeant said we’re looking at a significant comeback from the worst months at the start of 2009.

That said, realtors are still a bit cautious. The number of homes sold in August was actually lower than in July and home prices are still about 6% down from this time in 2008 when prices had already been falling for awhile.

We took Working It Out on the road and visited a writing class at Lakes Region Community College. We asked the students if the economy has changed their lives and just about every hand went up. Here’s their quick snapshot of the economy.

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The voices of students at Lakes Region Community College. One young man, Jordan from Concord, wanted to point out, the economy might be tight but he doesn’t plan to let it dictate what he does in college.

Jordan:

Other students said the same thing. They’re not letting this economy scare them.

With this weekly economic round up, I’m Jon Greenberg