Stacker used the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Five-Year American Community Survey data, last updated in December 2020, to pull crucial information about each town, including the unemployment rate and median household income.
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Fund that Flip analyzed house flipping research from Attom Data Solutions to determine the five U.S. metros that saw the highest ROI for home flipping during the second quarter of 2021.
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Stacker compiled a list of zip codes with the most expensive homes in El Paso, TX metro using data from Zillow.
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic. The benefits increase amounts
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Data from EquityMultiple reveals the four categories of commercial real estate that dominated the past quarter century in the United States
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Using August 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Zerodown analyzed the four U.S. regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, West) and compared median sales prices for homes sold over the past year.
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EL PASO, Texas — The buck has stopped at Dollar Tree. The store known for selling items for just a dollar is now hiking up the prices. Dollar Tree said it would start selling products at $1.25, $1.50 or other prices slightly above its usual dollar due to the current supply chain slowdowns being seen
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All new cars depreciate, but some lose value more than others. CoPilot ranked the 15 vehicle models from 2018 to 2020 that depreciated the most in 2021.
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UpNest consulted real estate investors, realtors, and home improvement specialists to compile a list of 10 things a homebuyer should know before flipping a home.
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas – Lawmakers in Washington are still wrangling over President Biden’s $3.5 trillion proposed social spending bill. If the plan is passed, it could change the top company and individual tax rates, reversing some pieces of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act law that went into effect in 2017. Local financial professional Brian
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To find the top 20 states with the most new small businesses per capita, Simply Business analyzed the Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics from August 2020 to July 2021.
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Real estate referral site UpNest examined household wealth by generation using Federal Reserve data that goes back to 1989.
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NursingEducation used data from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to compile the top 20 states for pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in 2020.
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Stacker looked at data from Niche’s 2023 Best Community Colleges in America to compile this list of the top 100 community colleges nationwide.
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The sticker price of America’s most expensive college rarely equates to what average students pay. StudySoup investigated what students in each income bracket tend to pay.
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UpNest analyzed ATTOM’s Year End 2020 U.S. Home-Flipping Report to identify 10 statistics that look at the state of the American home-flipping industry.
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Using data from the World Economic Forum, Stacker compiled a list of the 25 countries with the largest income disparity.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners on Monday lowered the property tax rate with the goal of charging homeowners the same amount of taxes the county did last year, and no more. Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt what’s officially called the “no new revenue” rate, which means the county will levy enough taxes
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EL PASO, Texas — In an unanimous vote Tuesday, El Paso City Council members approved the budget for next year – and although the property tax rate did not increase, El Pasoans will be paying more in taxes. Robert Cortinas, the chief financial officer for the city of El Paso, says this budget will help
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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Walmart is launching its own brand of insulin for diabetes patients. The retail giant announced its reli-on brand of insulin products, which include analog insulin vials and flex pens for administering the doses. The vials will cost $72 dollars, while the flex pens will cost around $85. Walmart said those prices are
Continue ReadingGasoline prices are at a seven-year high, just in time for travelers to hit the road for Memorial Day. A gallon of regular gas costs just under $3.05 on average across the United States, according to AAA. That’s up from $2.89 a month ago and $1.97 a year ago. RELATED CONTENT: Cheapest gas prices in
Continue ReadingTRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Virgin Galactic’s successful test flight to the edge of space Saturday has helped to get its stock climbing again. Shares of Virgin Galactic shot up 20% in midday trading Monday after Saturday’s flight. The stock is up more than two-thirds from where it bottomed out earlier this month. The
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EL PASO, Texas — Sun Metro is proposing increasing El Paso’s bus fare prices for the first time in over a decade and is looking for feedback from riders. The standard bus fare is currently $1.50 per trip and would rise to $2 under the proposal. Senior citizen fares would rise from 30 cents to
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday joined the growing number of states that will stop paying the federally funded $300 in extra pandemic-related weekly unemployment aid as businesses that scaled back or shuttered during the pandemic are reopening. The extra benefits in Texas will end June 26, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said in a letter to the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The families of more than 65 million children will start receiving enhanced child tax credit monthly payments of up to $300 on July 15, the Biden administration announced Monday. The temporary benefit, which will be sent to 39 million households and covers 88% of children in the US, stems from the Democrats’
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EL PASO, Texas — The demand in the housing market is far outpacing the supply of homes available, causing prices to skyrocket and and first-time home buyers to struggle. William and Andrea Galban were looking for a house for six months in El Paso before finally getting one of their offers accepted. They had already
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Stacy Johnson’s “Money!” is a podcast about all things money: how to get it, how to keep it, how to grow it, and what it’s all going to mean to you and your life.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 1.3% cost-of-living hike, with the average retiree to get a $20 increase per month. Come January 2021, the roughly 70 million people who receive Social Security will see the increase in their benefit payments, the Social Security Administration announced Tuesday. That means the average monthly check for retirees
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EL PASO, Texas – Families who want to make virtual learning seem more like going to school for their children have the opportunity to buy student desks at a huge discount. The El Paso Independent School District will sell surplus student desks for $3 each. The sale is open to district families and to the
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(BPT) – People often underestimate the financial implications that timing can have on retirement. Consider this scenario: You retire confidently with $1 million, but immediately get hit with a huge stock-market decline. “A major mistake I see people make is to assume that their investment returns will be average every year of retirement,” says Daniel
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