We may have to wait a bit longer for rate cuts. And for the U.S. consumer, inflation’s a stubborn fact of life — volatile, to be sure — and it seems like when one category of spending becomes more manageable, others become more expensive. In...
The end of inflation? The end of the pinch to paycheck-to-paycheck wallets? Hardly. And, per the latest Consumer Price Index data, released Thursday (Jan. 11) by the Labor Department, the most basic of expenses — especially shelter — proved to be more expensive headed into the...
The year 2022 marked a continued emergence from the pandemic, and new data show just how much — and how fast — we spent our take home pay to keep things going. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday (Sept. 8) that average annual expenditures...
Lately, it seems that just when things started to look more promising for those seeking to purchase a home, a new set of discouraging numbers gets released. The latest round comes from Realtor.com’s Monthly Housing Market Trends report for April, estimating that housing inventory in the...
January 11, 2024
The end of inflation? The end of the pinch to paycheck-to-paycheck wallets? Hardly. And, per the latest Consumer Price Index data, released Thursday (Jan. 11) by the Labor Department, the most basic of expenses — especially shelter — proved to be more expensive headed into the end of the year. December’s overall headline numbers showed that […]
May 26, 2023
Lately, it seems that just when things started to look more promising for those seeking to purchase a home, a new set of discouraging numbers gets released. The latest round comes...
February 09, 2023
Increasingly, having a room of one’s own — an affordable house or rental — feels out of reach. In the most recent monthly PYMNTS gauge of consumer sentiment: “Rising Housing...
February 03, 2023
For many Americans, owning a home or renting an apartment signifies financial stability and maturity, with Americans traditionally leaving home early and never looking back. But home ownership — the...
