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Disappointing housing starts in April signals builders aren't rising to the historic US housing shortage. Huge demand and chronic underbuilding drove supply to record lows and sent prices soaring in recent months. If contractors don't address the nationwide shortage, first-time buyers could be priced out of the market. The assignment was a gimme. With house supply near record lows, demand strong, and prices surging to record highs, contractors simply needed to build more. Data out Tuesday suggests they aren't rising to the occasion. That risks closing off the housing market to millennials jus...

Melinda Gates, and the Awards Obtained for Her Life Dedicated to Philanthropy Published: - May 17, 2021 Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce has been a big controversy, what the distribution of their assets and money will be like. The Woman Post | Carlex Araujo Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio tag. Microsoft's co-founder's estate is $130.5 billion, a figure that makes him the fourth richest person in the world, according to Hillary Hoffower of the Business Insider web portal. Currently, they are separated and signed a contract that sets out how they shou...

Justin Lambert/Getty Images Buying old homes and renovating them has made homeownership more attainable for the generation. But BofA Research data reveals many are taking out loans for home improvement projects. As prices for homes reach record-highs, millennials are turning to fixer-uppers as a more affordable solution. More than three-quarters (82%) said in Bank of America Research's sixth annual millennial home improvement survey that they're more likely to buy a fixer-upper than a newly built home. The survey polled over 1,100 members of the generation.  It'...

America is on the verge of an economic boom, but consumers need to spend to glow up the economy. Rising prices, or inflation, could hold that back.

Under Biden's plan, the top 1% of Americans would pay an extra $100,000 in taxes every year insider@insider.com (Juliana Kaplan) © REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Biden wants to increase taxes on the highest-earning Americans to offset his spending plans. His proposed increases would basically only impact the top of 1% of Americans, according to a report. Biden's tax proposals aren't final, and his proposed capital gains increase may not go up that much. Under President Joe Biden's proposed...