Household growth fell for third straight year in 2025, study finds

A new study shows high costs and short supply are hurting the U.S. housing market. Harvard University’s State of the Nation’s Housing 2026 report found that household growth, the net change in the total number of occupied housing units or households from year to year, slowed for the third straight year in 2025. Chris Herbert, … Read more

How today’s high pet care costs are straining household finances

Pet ownership has always carried a financial cost, but the scale of that cost has shifted dramatically recently. Baac3nes/Getty Images Pet ownership has long been viewed as a source of companionship, stability and emotional support. But in today’s economic landscape, having a furry family member also adds a meaningful line item in pet owners’ household … Read more

NYC spends more per homeless person than a typical household earns in a year, data shows

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City has more than tripled spending on unsheltered homelessness since 2019, shelling out nearly $368 million even as the number of people living on the streets continued to rise, according to a state comptroller’s report. The city’s own numbers show the unsheltered population grew from … Read more