Homeownership suffers in California, US as prices outstrip incomes • How we’ll know that real estate prices are softening
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Sunday, June 23, 2024

Marriage without financial planning walks on shaky legs

Financial issues are attributed to divorce in 38% of all failed marriages.

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Homeownership suffers in California, US as prices outstrip incomes

Last year’s California homeownership rate was equal to a 40-year average. And the US rate was only slightly better than its norm since 1984.

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How we’ll know that real estate prices are softening

One clue: As new spaces come online, the supply of available buildings starts to outpace demand, leading to increased vacancies.

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As veterinary costs rise, people wrestle with high price of caring for pets

The cost of veterinarian services rose 7.6% from May 2023 to May 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The hidden cost of helping friends earn more credit card rewards

Credit card rewards earned with your spending aren’t taxable, but you could owe taxes when you refer friends to a card and get a bonus.

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Millennials are hungry for homes, but high rates are keeping them from buying

U.S. existing home sales have reached their lowest levels in nearly 30 years.

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Here’s how much the middle class has shrunk since the 1970s

The percentage of both lower- and upper-income households have increased in the same time frame.

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Car dealers reeling from cyberattack that’s upending $1.2 trillion market

Anyone shopping for a new car is likely waiting as CDK Global — a software provider to some 15,000 dealers — goes offline after debilitating cyberattacks.

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Southern California added 4,800 fast-food workers in May despite wage hike

May 2024’s increase was nearly double the industry’s average of 2,760 hires during 2015-19.

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For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’

For many people, the lack of affordable child care is a barrier to joining the workforce.

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