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Survey: 45% of Homeowners Say Insurance Should Be Optional. Here’s the Price of Opting Out in Each State | Insurify

A shortfall of affordable housing remains one of America’s most pressing problems in an era already dominated by cost-of-living concerns. The White House has floated proposals that aim to improve housing affordability, such as banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes and letting buyers withdraw

The Most ‘Affordable’ Cities for First-Time Homebuyers Redefine Affordability | Insurify

Many would-be homebuyers have heard of the 30% rule, which advises them not to spend more than 30% of their gross income on housing. But in today’s housing market, rising values and nearly stagnant household incomes have made achieving that ideal impossible for many buyers. Insurify’s analysis

NY's new leftist mayor faces perilous budget test

NY's new leftist mayor faces perilous budget test

Two months after riding into office on a wave of youth support and hopes his unprecedented leftist policies could tackle New York's soaring cost of living, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is eying raising an unpopular property tax. Unable to win the backing of the powerful state governor to increase

Stocks rise after court ruling against US tariffs

Stocks rise after court ruling against US tariffs

Wall Street stocks advanced Friday as markets digested a US Supreme Court decision striking down some of the White House's sweeping tariffs and President Donald Trump's response vowing new levies. The conservative-majority top court ruled six-three that a 1977 law known as the International

US GDP growth misses expectations as Trump blames shutdown

US GDP growth misses expectations as Trump blames shutdown

US economic growth cooled much more than expected in the final months of 2025, government estimates showed Friday, capping the first year of Donald Trump's return to the presidency. The Republican leader was quick to blame a lengthy government shutdown last year for the deceleration, pinning responsibility on

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

When we read news about rising oceans or see pictures of polar bears stranded on melting ice floes, individual action against climate change can seem futile. This relentless doom — with almost no coverage on climate progress — only teaches us to expect failure. News agencies love to highlight the doomsday deadlines,

How Property Taxes in Montana Compare to the Rest of the Country

How Property Taxes in Montana Compare to the Rest of the Country

America’s housing market has entered a period of recalibration after the frenzy of recent years. While the acute shortages and bidding wars have mostly cooled, affordability remains a stubborn challenge. Home prices are still hovering near record highs, though their growth has slowed significantly, now trailing general inflation on