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Real Estate

Metros with the most mortgage-burdened homeowners

A man calculating his mortgage

Personal Finance

IRS tax extension: The ultimate guide on what it means to extend your tax return

US tax forms 1040 and 4868.

Turn shipping and mailing data into cost savings with analytics

Data dashboard displayed on a laptop inside a warehouse.

Business & Economy

Sales tech stack ROI: What C-suite executives must fix now

Sales team collaborating in a modern open-plan office in a sales team meeting.

Personal Finance

Financial planning for 2026: Your Q1 action plan for goal-setting success

Businesspeople planning on paper in front of their laptop.s

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

Sales tech stack ROI: What C-suite executives must fix now

Sales team collaborating in a modern open-plan office in a sales team meeting.

Business & Economy

How to reduce senior care overtime costs with optimized nurse scheduling

A nurse assisting one of the elderly residents of a nursing home.

Business & Economy

Forecast: US white-collar and tech jobs may strengthen in Q1 2026

People walking and cycling around the Google headquarters.

Business & Economy

Transpacific market braces for Chinese New Year shutdown

Container ship passing through the Santa Barbara Channel with cargo en route to China from the Port of Los Angeles.

Business & Economy

AI for feedback without fear: A trust-and-compliance checklist for HR teams

An AI recruitment software graphic over a businessman using a tablet.

Careers

Why leaders are working more and leading less

A businessman illustrated with multiple arms and hands as a concept of multitasking.

Planning life after high school isn’t easy: 4 tips for students and their families

An illustration of a graduation concept, with a five students outside a school with a lightbulb and three arrows pointing in different paths.

Remote job market still strong despite return-to-office mandates

A woman using a laptop working from home.

New year, new job offer: How to make sense of your equity award package

A female jobseeker opening an application with a 'congratulations' message using a laptop.

GTM engineer: A high-impact career to consider in 2026

Software engineer working on coding a project.

Education

11 numbers that capture the Trump effect on education

: Protestors participating in a 'study-in' in front of the US Department of Education building on March 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

How education changed in one year under Trump

US President, Donald Trump, displaying a signed executive order aimed at closing the Education Department during an event at the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

AI tutors, with a little human help, offer ‘reliable’ instruction, study finds

Concept of AI-powered tutoring illustrated with a person dressed professionally that looks like a teacher whispering from behind toward a robot's head.

Is interest in a 4-year college degree drying up? Not really.

Students walking through Dickson Plaza by the Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Westwood, California.

Will federal tax-credit scholarships help public school students?

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House passed the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Real Estate

The most neighborly cities in the US

A rooftop view of a suburban neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Diverse, younger, ready to buy: Inside the demographic trends set to drive housing demand

People's hand holding tiny models of houses.

How to screen tenants fairly and stay compliant as a small landlord

A young woman checking cabinets of an apartment with a female real estate agent.

These 10 job markets are setting the stage for strong housing demand in 2026

A view of the French Quarter section in Charleston, South Carolina.

Average rent prices are falling across key US cities

The Gaslamp Quarter neighborhood in San Diego, California.

Affordable luxury cars for 2026

Front view of black Genesis G70 driving on a road in winter with snow and trees in background.

A Native American health center is building housing in the Bay Area. Here’s why.

Native American Health Center spearheaded the development of Flicker, a 14,000 square-foot community and clinical facility in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood.

Keep getting texts about job offers? Don’t fall for this common scam

A person about to hit send to a message on their phone that says, "Just like share, and I get paid? Ok, I would like to join, my bank account number is XX-XXXX."

Business & Economy

Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on December 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

The most dangerous time to drive in every state

An aerial view of an American freeway intersection with fast moving trucks and cars.

7 of the biggest threats to small businesses in 2026 (and how to avoid them)

Two business people engaged in a discussion.

Business & Economy

How gas prices have changed in the U.S. in the last week Dec. 22, 2025

Business & Economy

9 strategies to use when negotiating contracts with vendors

Three business people sit at a table. One smiling person shakes hands with another person, who is mostly out of view.

Can your auto insurance policy be canceled in the first 60 days?

Person holding a small figure of a car illustrated with a shield as a concept of car insurance.

5 top-rated used small SUVs

A front 3/4 view of a blue 2023 Sorento SX driving on a mountain road.