Dimitri is giving a presentation about how a drop in the housing market contributed to a recession. Which online media source is the most valid to include in his presentation?

Tables of home-sale statistics from the federal government are the most valid source because they provide direct, measurable evidence about changes in the housing market. News stories and illustrations may be compelling, but they are less systematic, and podcasts about unemployment focus on a related effect rather than the housing-market drop itself.

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