Economy: Home price affordability since the 1970s
Home affordability since about 1970. Surprisingly, affordability was worse in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Demographics, Education: Nearly half of Americans think college education is now less important
With the shrinking young cohort, labor is in short supply. A college degree is no longer needed to compete for great jobs.
Finance: Mortgage rates historically ran about 6%
People got used to non-normal 3% rates. Yet if one takes a longer view of the U.S. economy and mortgage-rate trends, the data clearly show that the 30-year rate is…
Demographics, Education: CA schools to see 12% enrollment decline in next ten years
Ouch - California's shrinking school enrollment.
Personal finance: How much do you need to retire?
"Experts" say you need at least $1M+ to retire, yet real world data says that is probably not true. Dueling experts go at each other on the topic.
Demographics, Business: Veterinarians needed
About 70% of practicing veterinarians are, today, female, and over 80% of veterinary students are female. We don't hear about these gender imbalances.
Global, Business, Education: To improve salary and workplace competitiveness, learn another language
International/global experiences and skills, and speaking another language, increase opportunities and salary.
Demographics: CBO Estimates of US population growth
The US CBO has estimated the population mix in the U.S, through the end of the century - and the U.S will be more international then ever.
Global: “Cultural superiority”
Few Americans believe in the notion of "American Exceptionalism", which might occur because we have a far more diverse population today.
Business: “Borderless” workers are now hip
"Borderless talent" may have multiple meanings, but mostly that tech work will be mostly done where it is cheapest to do it. If you can do your job "remotely", then…