# Hour 2: New home sales seem to be the only housing market that's moving forward

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-05-11T16:55:33+00:00
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## Resource

This hour, Newell has on Bankrate Senior Economic Analyst Mark Hamrick to discuss what the latest numbers from the National Association of Realtors' March Existing Homes Sales report mean for prospective homebuyers and sellers. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., National Research Manager at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins the show to assess if the “science of reading” laws are actually working in the classroom.

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