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ThinkstockDetroit has had a program for some time to sell blighted homes for $1,000. The sales continue, with dozens of homes available at the Building Detroit website. As the city bulldozes tens of...
 The long debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has, if nothing else, put the spotlight on the poor state of the country’s health and health care system. The United States ranks behind most...
 More than 138 million people, nearly 44% of the U.S. population, live in areas where air pollution reaches dangerously high levels during parts of the year. While exposure to low quality air has...
thinkstock.com Life-threatening heat engulfed much of the Western United States this past weekend. Above-average, triple-digit temperatures struck Phoenix, Tuscon, Los Angeles and other cities on...
General Motors says it is investing in a new plant in Flint, but apparently it will not bring any jobs to the city.
In the new RootMetrics survey of overall wireless service in the nation's 125 most populous markets, Atlanta and Chicago easily finished at the top.
Thinkstock Personal incomes grew by 0.8% across the nation in 2013. While some metropolitan areas were among the largest contributors to the growth, in over 100 urban regions, incomes declined. The...
thinkstock.comThe nation’s wealthiest residents have controlled a disproportionately large share of all income for many decades. In 2001, however, that proportion became a majority share. Since...
Thinkstock The prices of goods and services — whether they are essential such as housing, food, and medical care or luxury items such as tobacco and sports equipment — vary widely across the...
While there is little or no sign of the success of Detroit’s program to sell homes for as little as $1,000, the opportunity continues.
There are a number of ways to define hot housing markets, ranging from price increases to new housing starts. Realtor.com has come up with its own.
Unemployment rates in two American cities are closer to the jobless rate of Greece than that of the United States.
Denver and San Francisco reported the highest year-over-year gains in home prices. Coming in at third place was Dallas.
Using Zagat, a restaurant-reviewing service, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 11 most expensive steakhouses in the country.
thinkstock.com The nine cities with the worst drought conditions in the country are all located in California, which is now entering its fourth consecutive year of drought as demand for water is at...