Younger generations are taking over the housing market. In fact, in 2017, Millenials and members of Gen Y made up about 34% of home buyers, and that percentage is rising. However, younger shoppers are often thrifty shoppers, with tighter budgets due to college debts and early-career salaries. Buying a home is only part of the […]
The value of the 2017 video game market in the United States was approximately $18.4 billion. As 2018 winds down, there have been plenty of popular games that will surely help with the growing market. Many of those games are still on their way with October release dates. Though some of these games are already
Amidst a dozen spam and imposter accounts on the social media app, Twitter has implemented new policies in order to reduce the number of fake accounts on the site. Twitter has worked to take down nearly 70 million bots and other fake accounts since May, resulting in over one million accounts removed per day. However,
Let’s talk homeownership. It’s a tricky business, but once you get the hang of things, the complexities of the housing market begin to become a bit less nebulous. While most people just want a nice home to call their own whilst raising a family, others use them like any reasonable capitalist might: to get money.
This past summer England experienced its worst heatwave since 1976. However, this heat wave had some unusual consequences: the extreme heat created “parch marks” that have helped scientists locate thousands of ancient structures and burial sites long hidden under the English countryside. These archaeological finds utilize aerial photography and global positioning system satellites. Scientists are
The recent aftermath of Hurricane Florence has resulted in water pollution so bad that you can see it from space. The primary cause of this excessive pollution was the following floodwaters that whisked away debris from farms, chemical plants, and landfills. Some of the contaminants include pesticides, feces, chemicals, organic matter, and more. The event
In the past few years, the U.S. has seen devastating results from hurricanes. Just last year, Florida, the state that has a population that grows by almost 1,000 people every day, was hit by Hurricane Harvey and saw extreme flooding and damages that are still being dealt with today. And now, Hurricane Florence has wreaked
Feeling down about Chicagoland’s housing costs? Well, there’s a community with more snow, wind, AND higher prices. Finding a place to call home on our planet is quite the decision, fraught with lists and lists of considerations to make before settling in. Mortgages are a pain. Should you go for 15-year fixed or 30-year? Not
Death is natural. We all must face it and experience it (in some form or another) during our lives, yet many Americans are terrified of the process; they choose ignorance and denial instead because the finality of death and all the unknowns attached to it are simply too overwhelming to think about. The emerging popularity
Housing developments are popping up all over the country, and it’s no mystery why they’re so appealing to buyers. About 34% of recent buyers who purchased new homes were looking to avoid renovations and problems with plumbing or electricity, but new housing developments can come with a number of conveniences in addition to ease of