Your Future Home hosts Baker Machado and Jill Wagner discuss today's top real estate stories. From Amazon's potential second headquarters to the rise of mortgage applications, we have you covered! Selected cities have major concerns over Amazon movin' in. Civic organizers are concerned that all the new residents employed by Amazon would put a strain on locals already struggling with high housing prices and crawling commutes. Plus, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage applications rose 4.5% last week as buyers are rushing in to beat higher rates. The report said volume was up more than 6% versus a year ago.

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Small grocers and convenience stores feel an impact as customers go without SNAP benefits
Some small grocery stores and neighborhood convenience stores are eager for the U.S. government shutdown to end and for their customers to start receiving federal food aid again. Late last month, the Trump administration froze funding for the SNAP benefits that about 42 million Americans use to buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says about 74% of the assistance was spent last year at superstores like Walmart and supermarkets like Kroger. Around 14% went to smaller stores that are more accessible to SNAP beneficiaries. A former director of the United Nations World Food Program says SNAP is not only a social safety net for families but a local economic engine that supports neighborhood businesses.
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