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OUCH!

Real estate technology platform Cadre recently conducted an analysis of the cost of renting versus purchasing a home over time as depicted in the following chart. The cost of home ownership includes the monthly mortgage payment for the median home as well as...

Impulse Control

Yale law professor, Amy Chua, is best known for her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in which she discusses her decision to raise her daughters the “Chinese” way which involves very strict rules and high expectations. However, she also wrote a...

Trouble on the Home Front

Housing affordability is at its lowest level in four decades due to a combination of higher mortgage rates and a surge in home prices. According to the Federal Reserve, the average mortgage interest rate has risen from 2.66% in December of 2020 to...