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Personal Finance

Home Economics: Homeownership is still the American Dream. But Should it Be?

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Buying a home is expensive. And so is owning one. In the era of high mortgage rates and soaring expenses, is homeownership still worth it?

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Indicators

US Households Get More and More Comfortable with the Stock Market

Almost half of all US households’ financial assets are tied to public stocks, a near-record high, according to recent Federal Reserve data.

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Real Estate

The UK Rental Market is Americanizing

Institutional investors, including so-called US mega landlords, have increasingly been gaining dominance in the UK’s rental market.

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Personal Finance

More Working People Feel Good About Their Finances

The percentage of US employees who think their financial well-being is good or excellent rose to 47%, up from 42% a year ago.

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Inflation & Prices

April’s Inflation Report Finally Hints at Progress

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The CPI rose just 0.3% from the previous month. Perhaps most importantly, the annual core rate fell from a year earlier.

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Real Estate

Soft Housing Market Is Keeping a Lid on Home Improvement Spending

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With home sales continuing to limp along, Home Depot and Lowe’s are reporting that do-it-yourselfers are cutting back on projects.

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Markets

Homebuilders Feel the Squeeze of Tight Housing Market

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Shares of leading US homebuilders have plummeted since an industry-wide peak in July, according to a Financial Times analysis.

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The Great Housing Crisis

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As housing prices reach record highs nationwide – against quite a few forecasts at the start of the year – buying a home is now completely unaffordable in most parts of the country for the average American.

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Surviving the Roller-Coaster Ride that Is the U.S. Economy

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The U.S. Economy is taking Americans for a ride, interest rates hit a 23-year high at 8.34 percent on 30-year mortgages.

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