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In This Article I spent eight years touring as a producer, with platinum records on the wall and almost nothing in the bank, which sounds like the setup to a country song but was mostly bad math on my part. People stole from me, sure, but the bigger problem was that I measured everything by…

12:01 AM, 16th September 2026, 3 weeks ago 5 Rising rents are leaving families struggling to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living when renting privately, claims a new report. Research by the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) at Loughborough University has found that many households are unable to afford the income needed…

Sales of newly built homes surged in August as climbing mortgage rates drove budget-conscious buyers toward home builders’ rate buydowns.   Contract signings for new-construction properties reached a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 684,000 last month, up 6.4% compared to July, the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Thursday. However, the August sales…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for a plan to constrain local government spending and tax increases. Texans for Greg Abbott Budget season is underway for big Texas cities, which are tackling shortfalls and reaping bond rating improvements, while state political pressure is building to rein in local government spending during the 2027 legislative session….

Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) divides all expenditures into eight categories and assigns a relative size to each. The pie…

At the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME) Fuse event in Austin, UWM president and CEO Mat Ishbia had told brokers to stay positive whatever rates do. Smith took that message and talked through what it takes in practice. “The mindset piece here is everything,” he said. “If you want to talk to people like,…