# The Illusion of Stability Taking Shape in 2026 - 223

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Podcast: [Investing with GoodLife | Real Estate News, Investing Tips, & Current Events](https://stenobird.com/podcast/investing-with-goodlife-real-estate-news-investing-tips-current-events-1292607)
Published: 2026-01-19T17:00:00+00:00
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This week on Investing with GoodLife Housing Partners — early-2026 data delivered mixed signals as weak job creation, sticky inflation pressures, and political interventions collided with AI hype and cautious optimism for a real estate rebound. Jobs Without Momentum — 2025 closed as the worst year for job creation since 2009 (ex-COVID), yet unemployment drifted down to 4.4%. Is this resilience… or distortion?Inflation Split Screen — CPI cooled modestly, but PPI ticked higher at the wholesale ...

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