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The Growing Middle-Class Retirement Concern Social Security COLA Isn’t Fixing

The Growing Middle-Class Retirement Concern Social Security COLA Isn’t Fixing

Key Takeaways Despite a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026, 39% of middle-class Americans fear Social Security benefits will be cut in the coming years, according to a recent report. Many retirees say the annual COLAs haven’t kept up with real-world costs, and polling shows broad skepticism that the raise is “enough.” Retirees now know

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Home Prices Still Growing, But at The Slowest Pace Since 2012

Home Prices Still Growing, But at The Slowest Pace Since 2012

Both the FHFA and the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller indices published updated home-price data this week. The takeaway remains the same: prices are rising year-over-year, but at an increasingly slow rate. Case Shiller–the more volatile index–is at the lowest pace in more than 2 years while the broader FHFA index is the lowest since 2012 in

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America’s Fastest Growing Renter Demographic: 55+ Retirees and Empty-Nesters

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In This Article Millennials and now Gen Z have been the target audience for many rental communities over the last few years. Even for mom-and-pop landlords, making a single-family home or small multifamily unit resemble a well-equipped Airbnb to attract high-earning, younger tenants has been a popular strategy.  Recent data suggests, however, that this approach

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