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FlexJobs surveyed over 2,100 people who worked remotely during the pandemic about various remote work topics. Here's what the stats say!

The deal was announced Saturday morning.

Sales slumped in April and May 2020, so the year-over-year (YoY) increase is large.   That will likely reverse in June and sales will be dow...

On Friday at 8:30 AM ET, the BLS will release the employment report for May. The consensus is for 650 thousand jobs added, and for the unem...

From the BLS : Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 559,000 in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to 5.8...

Attempts to use artificial intelligence to diagnose and predict covid-19 have so far been unsuccessful, says Michael Roberts

City governments are embracing data-driven and algorithmic planning to tackle urban problems. Data-driven analytics have an unprecedented capacity to call urban futures into being. At the same time, ...

Potable toilet suppliers and manufacturers are scrambling to make sure that they have enough porta potties to go around.

Since 2017, the average rent in Fresno has increased more than a third, with new high-end living options and even deeper struggles for low-income residents.

Some residents have left the state, but many others have just moved out of big cities in search of more space and lower prices, creating hot spots in the suburbs and the once-sleepy exurbs.

Many renters seeking to move in New York City have to pay up to 15 percent of an annual lease to brokers — regardless of whether they helped find the apartment. After a legal battle, the state affirmed this week that broker fees were legal.

Nationwide puts annual rise at highest for seven years, with buyers looking for bigger homes and gardens

Nationally, 42% of Black households live in a home they owned compared with 72% of White households

Since 2003, U.S. household debt has doubled to over $14.5 trillion. We break down the components of this colossal figure.

California was a pioneer in minimum parking mandates, which drive up housing costs and climate emissions. Now the state is ready to lead the nation in reclaiming our cities from parking lots.

A tax exemption allows millions of Americans to skip taxes when they sell their homes at a profit. A Biden administration proposal would take a larger bite from some sellers with the biggest gains.

Prices grew 13.3% annually in March, according to Case-Shiller. Other data due out this week will offer clues about whether the housing supply crunch will continue.

Prices and demand surged, just as supplies dwindled.

Potential home-buyers are using rentals to help assess new places to live.

Real-estate developers and websites are offering short-term rentals with no strings attached, so renters can test-drive new homes and new cities.

America’s poor foot much of the bill for credit card points, miles, and cash back.

The NFT market has collapsed nearly 90% since the bubble popped last month, and crypto collectibles like CryptoPunks are fading fast.

New evidence shows that the pandemic’s effects have largely not—or at least not yet—translated into dramatically higher delinquencies or defaults among small businesses.

Many businesses that closed during the pandemic may not be able to reopen.

The majority of Etsy sellers’ businesses held steady or thrived during the pandemic