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via visualcapitalist: Earlier this week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation published their annual letter that highlights the surprises they saw in 2018, as well as the philanthropic opportunities they’ve identified for the … Read more
via akos_barta: Data sources: Median home values (August 2018): zillow.com/data Mortgage rates: zillow.com/mortgage-calculator Interest rates: The live market rates from the Zillow Mortgage Calculator The amount spent on housing is 30% of the … Read more
via Fye_Maximus: Full Article Here I got the data on how much is required to buy a home in each state from from HowMuch.Net, Their analysis uses home price data from Zillow … Read more
via @OccupyWisdom : THREAD: 1/ THIS NEEDS ADDRESSING#FinTwit, Please stop telling me that “median personal #income” doesn’t matter bc most households have 2 or more incomes. Don’t you realize that this IS … Read more
Authored by Sue Chang via MarketWatch.com, A lot has changed since the stock market crash of 2000. Apple Inc. has gone from being just another computer brand to becoming the … Read more
by visualcapitalist See the full-size version of this map o see the high resolution version of this map, go here. The United States is a vast place, and every region is markedly different. … Read more
Big drop in sales prices right as the last few #InterestRate hikes materialized in #mortgage rates got above 4.5% #Housing was a bubble in search of a pin…. First domino … Read more
We are now in month 110. What happens next? Chart via @NorthmanTrader h/t @OccupyWisdom
Not only small town politics but the police union is corrupt statewide. State troopers make $150,000 a year and only need an associates degree. Recently an overtime scandal has resulted … Read more
by Jesse The data seems to indicate that a sharp decline in Real Median Personal Income to a negative growth year over year seems to precede an economic recession. As for the … Read more
Firms are taking advantage of the low interest rates and 9 years of expansion. An elongate business cycle is a situation where being cautious hurts. If a firm decided to … Read more
twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/985904699839799297 REMINDER FROM THE EXPERTS: There’s NO #INFLATION (unless you pay rent, buy a home, heat your home, pay property taxes, feed your family, feed yourself, pay insurance, pay for … Read more
Uber and Lyft drivers in the US make a median profit of $3.37 per hour before taxes, according to a new report that suggests a majority of ride-share workers make below minimum … Read more
by Anthony B Sanders December existing home sales, according to the National Association of Realtors, fell -3.6% from the previous month. This was worse than the expected -1.9% decline. But … Read more
Authored by Mike Shedlock via www.themaven.net/mishtalk, As the stock market soars to new highs, here’s some sobering statistics to consider. The stock market is at an all-time high but Americans Owe … Read more
America’s middle class had its highest-earning year ever in 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Median household income in America was $59,039 last year, surpassing the previous record of $58,655 set in 1999, … Read more