Shortly after the outbreak of COVID-19, the Census Bureau launched a vast initiative to measure the effects of the disease on Americans. It is called the Household Pulse Survey. So far, the results have…
The American real estate market is passing through an unprecedented period. In many metro markets, home prices have risen well into the double digits when compared with last year. The carefully followed S&P Case-Shiller…
People who have lived in cities and towns for a long time are being priced out of the market by new homeowners. These residents find they may not even be able to stay.
The residential real estate market in the U.S. has been on an unprecedented run. Partially due to the migration of people from the largest coastal cities during the COVID-19 pandemic, home prices in mid-sized…
The median age of an American home is 37 years. That means a huge number were built in the 21st century. Occasionally, a home built over two centuries ago comes on the market. Most…
Wildfires are raging across much of the U.S. fueled to some extent by drought. America is not the only nation with this problem. There are huge wildfires in Greece and Turkey. Wildfires destroy hundreds…
One of the most difficult problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is that millions of people have lost their income. Government aid has helped some of them. But there is a large number of…