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Ouachita Speaker Series: Corey Alderdice

Would you like to learn about... learning? The latest lecture in the Ouachita Speaker Series will provide valuable insight into the processes behind how and why we learn the way we do. Scheduled for December 4th, the talk will be held by the director of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Corey Alderice. Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

Latest Housing Report Shows Strong Growth

In their latest report, the National Association of Realtors has found that the U.S. housing market posted extremely promising gains in the third quarter of 2015; so promising, in fact, that the Association's chief economist, Lawrence Yun, describes it as housing's best quarter in nearly a decade! What spurred him to deliver such high praise? Despite the ongoing lack of inventory nationwide, sales of existing home increased sharply in the third quarter. At the same time, the rate of price growth, which has been borderline unhealthy in many markets, finally showed signs of slowing down. Keep reading to learn more about the state of the nation's housing market!