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Leading Off (6/9/21) Real estate boom baffles experts, mosquito season is going to bite, and sweepstakes hopes to drive more COVID vaccinations. By Peter Simek Published in FrontBurner June 9, 2021 6:56 am Buyers Are ‘Throwing Money’ At Houses. Median single-family home prices rose 26 percent over the past year, driven by short supply, high demand, COVID savings, and record-low interest rates. Disruption in building material supply chains also means new housing stock won’t be able to meet demand anytime soon. Conditions are so abnormal that market analysts have no idea when things might slow down or level off. Brace for a Busy Mosquito Season. Anecdotally, I’ve already noticed a disturbing number of mosquitos swarming around this June. Turns out, that’s because the winter storm didn’t kill their eggs, and a very wet spring/early summer created plenty of opportunities for breeding. But so far, only one case of West Nile in Dallas Cou ....