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The Housing Market Index (HMI) checks the pulse of the single-family housing market, according to a monthly survey of NAHB members.

Students in a new survey cite concerns about academic preparation, mental health and affordability. Many say college isn’t worth it.

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services let you pay off purchases over time, but they can cost shoppers.

The forthcoming overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service is intended to increase audits of the wealthy and big corporations while leaving audit rates on average households the same, according to a plan released by the agency Thursday.

Here are six basic yet vital tips to help young adults keep their debt burden down and their net worth climbing.

Many folks are often express thrilled when they sell their house for a higher price than what they initially paid for it. They think they made a big profit, but did they? were all of the cost factors considered. Buying or selling a home at the right time is crucial because real estate markets are cyclical. Frankly, much of this depends on luck. The housing market often experiences periods of rapid appreciation followed by periods of stagnation or depreciation. This significantly impacts how muc

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The clean, modern typeface has adorned the New Yorker, Shake Shack and even HBO’s Girls – now it might bedeck your last home

Seasonality plays an important role in the housing market since it has an impact on the housing demand and supply.

Half of the top 10 majors with graduates making the most money are subsets of engineering, according to new research.

The IRS will pilot its own online tax preparation tool.

Finding an apartment that’s just the right fit is every renter’s dream, whether we’re talking budget, lifestyle, or square footage. While some renters are willing to give up the extra room to live in a bustling city, many are turning to other cities and towns where they can get more apartment space for the money.  So, […]

To say there's a gap between expectation and reality might be a bit of an understatement. Answer: Around $50,000 Expectation: $103,880 Actual Average: $55,260 Questions: Did you have an estimate of how much you thought you’d make before you read these answers? If so, how did it compare to college students’ expectations and the actual average? When it comes to starting salaries, why do you think the expectations of college students and the actual average are so far apart?

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Ally Bank’s spending and savings buckets help you save for your bucket list goals.

For actively managed funds, the odds of beating the market over the long run are like finding a needle in a haystack.

Key financial differences between the most common ways to own a home.

And are these rental boogeymen actually to blame?

New Census Bureau data show that for the first time since 2015 more than half of all renter households have reported struggling to pay their housing costs.

Is the millennial homeownership situation as bad as it seems?

Recessions, debt, soaring home prices, climbing mortgage rates: Millennials have been screwed over by the housing market, and the future looks bleak.

Spikes in material costs have added $18,500 to the price of an average new single-family home. Plus, the industry is struggling to hire.

Millennials added seven million homeowners in the last five years, more than any other generation. Now, almost 52% of Millennials own homes.

Our analysis of premiums and payouts in California, Illinois, Texas and Missouri shows that some major insurers charge minority neighborhoods as much as 30 percent more than other areas with similar accident costs.

And are these rental boogeymen actually to blame?

Private companies' rent-seeking behavior has kept Americans from accessing a simpler and cost-effective tax filing system, resulting in wasted resources for tax filers.

If you're expecting a tax refund, it could be smaller than last year. And with inflation still high, that money won’t go as far as it did a year ago. The more than 101 million taxpayers who had filed as of April 7 got refunds that were an average of 9.3% less than last year. That's in part due to pandemic relief programs expiring. The filing deadline for most taxpayers is Tuesday, though it has been extended for eight states that were hard hit by severe weather. According to the most recent IRS data, the average refund is $2,878, down from $3,175. That's a difference of more than $300.