Dana Anderson

The best US cities for recent college graduates The tassels are turned, the diplomas are framed, and next comes the big question: Where

Redfin Real Estate reports Washington, D.C. tops the list for recent grads due to high salaries and job variety, followed by Omaha and Boston.

Redfin Real Estate reports Washington, D.C. tops the list for recent grads due to high salaries and job variety, followed by Omaha and Boston.

Redfin Real Estate reports Washington, D.C. tops the list for recent grads due to high salaries and job variety, followed by Omaha and Boston.

With relatively affordable home prices, steady rental demand, and one of the strongest economies, Philadelphia strikes a balance that’s hard to find in most larger metro areas.

July's top four priciest home sales were in Southern California, followed by two Manhattan townhouses, a handful of Florida estates and an Arizona compound.

High housing costs and economic uncertainty pushed pending home sales to their lowest level since March.

More homes are hitting the market, but fewer buyers are purchasing them, giving house hunters an opportunity to negotiate prices and ask for concessions.

Published on August 31st, 2026 by Dana Anderson U.S. counties at high risk of poor air quality lost 277,740 residents in 2025–roughly half as many as they lost in 2021, at the peak of pandemic-era migration.

Published on September 2nd, 2026 by Dana Anderson and Yingqi Xu