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The US Housing Market has never been more expensive in 2021. Home prices are at an all-time high relative to wages and rents. Home buyers and real estate inv...

Discover global insights about what talent wants, what employers need, relevant skills, and more in this report on how the talent market has changed since COVID began.

Efforts to revoke exclusionary zoning laws have been gaining momentum at the local, state, and federal levels.

Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program are about to take effect, and they are not good news for people living near the water.

As homicides surged across the US last year, the number of Black females killed increased sharply as well

Rich countries contribute an average of $14,000 per year for a toddler’s care, compared with $500 in the U.S. The Democrats’ spending bill tries to shrink the gap.

A record number of employees are quitting or thinking about doing so. Organizations that take the time to learn why--and act thoughtfully--will have an edge in attracting and retaining talent.

“Flow to work” operating models match scarce skills to high-priority work, improve people development, and increase business responsiveness. While the approach isn’t new, the pandemic has demonstrated its value.

The Postal Service’s plans will delay a third of mail in 27 states, according to a Washington Post analysis, hitting states west of the Rocky Mountains especially hard.

New federal flood insurance rates that better reflect the real risks of climate change are coming. For some, premiums will rise sharply.

Review of 50,000 historical monuments across the country concludes that they ‘misrepresent our history.’

Surging rents and low mortgage rates mean that the monthly cost of buying a starter home is more affordable than renting in nearly half of the biggest housing markets across the country.

New research shows insider trading is everywhere. So far, no one seems to care.

Study after study shows that financial-literacy courses don't change behavior.

Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.

Usage is surging in regions where the top U.S. connected TV device platforms don’t have as big of a presence

The Case-Shiller house price indexes for July were released this morning. Zillow forecasts Case-Shiller a month early, and I like to chec...

aka Mortgage Equity Withdrawal (MEW)

We have just completed our latest nationally representative Climate Change in the American Mind survey and find that American views about climate change have shifted significantly in the past 6 months. The results are timely, as members of Congress are […]

The author of the ground-breaking book Gender Trouble says we should not be surprised when the category of women expands to include trans women

Less than 14% of community college students go on to get a bachelor's degree.

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released an analysis showing that appraisal values are more likely to fall below the contracted sale price of a home in census tracts with a higher share of Black and Latino households, resulting in an appraisal gap.

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac examined 12 million home appraisals between 2015 and 2020 — and found significant racial differences.

As co-founder of a website tracking the spectrum of digital collectibles, Gauthier Zuppinger has seen it all. Drawings of toads, apes, abstract blobs, octopuses on heads, fire-breathing devils, and more.

The tendency of sons to follow in their fathers’ occupational footsteps is well known, but the effect of mothers is also powerful, it turns out.