10 cities where mortgage payments are cheaper than rent

Many financial experts say owning rather than renting a home is a good way to build wealth. If you’re in […]

Is It Possible to Retire on $1,000 a Month?

Two years ago, I moved with my family to Southern California to live closer to my wife’s family. While I love the […]

The States Most (and Least) Likely to Have Underwater Properties

Underwater Properties in the U.S. More than 5.4 million homes in the United States are “seriously underwater”—meaning the loan amount […]

The geography of desperation in America

Authors: Carol Graham, Sergio Pinto, John Juneau II America today is as divided as it has ever been, in terms of incomes […]

Canadian homebuyers flock to America as market rolls over

Foreign buyers spent a record $153 billion on U.S. housing in the year through March 2017, according to an annual […]

States profiting the most from sin

Smoking, drinking alcohol and gambling are all — when done in excess — widely recognized as bad for your health. […]

America’s Most (and Least) Valuable States

A recent study estimates that the combined value of all land in the contiguous United States is worth nearly $23 […]

9 States Running Out of Water

By Thomas C. Frohlich and Mark Lieberman For many states, the rainy season is over, and most of the Western United States is now locked into […]

Each U.S. State’s Food Preferences Based On Its Internet Search History

Estately ran hundreds of search queries through Google Trends to determine which food-related words, terms, and questions each state was searching […]

California, New York Lead States With Immigrant Populations

By Douglas A. McIntyre  There were 40.7 million immigrants living in the United States in 2012. Of these, 11.7 million were […]