For decades, financial security followed a familiar script: stable job, homeownership, retirement account, upward mobility. It was linear and asset based.
Younger Americans are rewriting...
Financial stress used to feel episodic. A job loss. A medical bill. A recession.
Today, for many households, it feels ambient.
Not acute enough to trigger...
Housing rarely collapses all at once. It tightens gradually.
A few years ago, the conversation centered on bidding wars and surging prices. Today, the tone...
The headlines focus on rising premiums. The quieter story is availability.
Across parts of the country, households are discovering that the bigger problem isn’t just...
For years, home renovation culture sold a familiar promise. Spend now, build your dream space, and recoup the value later. Open kitchens, spa bathrooms,...
For much of the past century, homeownership was framed as the ultimate financial upgrade. Renting was temporary. Owning was security.
Today, that narrative is quietly...
Where Americans live has always shaped their financial lives. But increasingly, geography isn’t just about cost of living or job opportunity it’s about exposure.
From...
For years, the housing conversation has revolved around one number: mortgage rates. When rates surged, affordability collapsed. When rates began to stabilize, many expected...
For years, major home renovations were viewed as the gold standard of property improvement, the kind of investment that promised higher resale value, better...
For many Americans, home insurance is no longer a simple cost of homeownership, it's becoming a major financial burden. Recent data from 2025 suggests...
