Jordan Rosenfeld

Gen Zers will find economic opportunity and low rents.

With many big finance experts recommending real estate investing as one of the best forms of investing for great returns, it can be tempting to think that this is a quick and easy path to wealth...

Gen X may be all but forgotten in the cultural conversation, but they're doing what they always do: trudging through life, head down, with all the economic challenges unique to their age and stage of...

Housing costs tend to be one of the biggest expenses in anyone's monthly budget, no matter your stage of life. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, housing ate up about 33% of the...

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Is now the time to apply this interest rate hack?

If you're buying a home in a high interest rate environment, there's a handy little hack that can enable you to reduce your rate over time, known as “discount points” or “buying down the rate.”

Other than cost of living raises, which companies tend to award on average to the tune of about 3% per year, many employees work for years without getting a significant raise, according to Indeed.

While being middle class used to be a status that signaled making a comfortable living and not having to worry about money, times have gotten harder even for this class of folks. Of course, that may also be partially because the definition of the middle class encompasses a wide range of income levels, from around $50,000 at the low end to around $150,000 at the upper end.

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