Samuel Stebbins

Every year in the United States, tens of millions of Americans move to a new home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the bulk of these moves are motivated by personal circumstances, often relating to housing, family, or employment. But when it comes to deciding on a place to live, it can also be helpful to weigh other, less subjective factors.

The global population has aged considerably in recent decades. Between 1960 and 2022, the share of people 65 and older worldwide doubled from 5% to 10%, according to the World Bank. While the increase is partially attributable to improved living standards and advances in medicine, it is also a product of falling birth rates. On average, women are now having half as many children in their lifetimes as they were in the 1960s. Partially as a result, many countries now face a looming crisis.

Every year in the United States, tens of millions of Americans move to a new home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the bulk of these moves are motivated by personal circumstances, often relating to housing, family, or employment. But when it comes to deciding on a place to live, it can also be helpful […]

Consumer demand for handguns is surging in the United States. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, American gunmakers produced nearly 21.4 million pistols and revolvers between 2020 and 2022, 17% more than were made throughout the 1990’s. Now the most popular firearm type in the U.S., handguns topped the combined sales volume of both rifles and shotguns in each of the last seven years.

Every year in the United States, tens of millions of Americans move to a new home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the bulk of these moves are motivated by personal circumstances, often relating to housing, family, or employment. But when it comes to deciding on a place to live, it can also be helpful […]

Consumer demand for handguns is surging in the United States. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, American gunmakers produced nearly 21.4 million pistols and revolvers between 2020 and 2022, 17% more than were made throughout the 1990’s. Now the most popular firearm type in the U.S., handguns topped the combined sales volume of both rifles and shotguns in each of the last seven years.

Every year in the United States, tens of millions of Americans move to a new home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the bulk of these moves are motivated by personal circumstances, often relating to housing, family, or employment. But when it comes to deciding on a place to live, it can also be helpful […]

Amid surging home prices and historically high borrowing costs, the United States is facing a housing crisis. Nationwide, the typical asking price for a home is nearly $430,000, up 35% since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, according to the latest data from Realtor.com. Meanwhile, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is over 7%, more than double what it was as recently as January 2022.

Every year in the United States, tens of millions of Americans move to a new home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the bulk of these moves are motivated by personal circumstances, often relating to housing, family, or employment. But when it comes to deciding on a place to live, it can also be helpful […]

Every year in the United States, tens of millions of Americans move to a new home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the bulk of these moves are motivated by personal circumstances, often relating to housing, family, or employment. But when it comes to deciding on a place to live, it can also be helpful […]