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As data centers continue to sprout up, states and cities are beginning to worry about the impact on citizens and finances.frender – stock.adobe.com The demand for data has been a driving factor for the U.S. economy, but data centers’ proliferation — with their power and water usage — might not be sustainable.  Processing Content As…

“Gen Z’s rise to nearly 20% of rate locks is one of the clearest signs yet of a generational handoff in the homebuying market,” said Andy Walden, head of mortgage and housing market research at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in Atlanta. “Despite facing one of the tougher affordability environments in decades, younger buyers are finding ways…

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More than one-third of all US housing, or 35.2%, sits within community associations, according to the Foundation for Community Association Research’s 2025 Statistical Review, which tallies 373,000 community associations housing 78.1 million residents nationwide. For first-time buyers, moderate-income households, seniors, and buyers in higher-cost markets, the letter said, condominiums remain “one of the most attainable paths to…

If you speak with a financial advisor, you might hear the common refrain that no individual stock should make up more than 5% of your overall portfolio, and that a well-diversified portfolio includes mostly index funds instead of individual stocks. For beginners, that often means building a very simple portfolio that mostly consists of a…