Across the country, middle-class Americans are discovering that expenses their parents treated as routine milestones now feel ...

Not so long ago, being “middle class” in America came with a certain comfort. You could count on a steady job, a modest but cozy home, a car that started every morning, and maybe even a family ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...

The middle class forms the backbone of America’s housing market. But what would actually happen if they simply stopped buying homes? I asked ChatGPT to map out the scenario, and the AI painted a ...

(Stacker) - For middle-class Americans, the dream has long been a life of reasonable comfort—a stable home, the ability to save enough money to retire, and enough left over for periodic splurges like ...

SACRAMENTO — A former state legislative leader says fellow Democrats in Sacramento have long ignored the housing needs of middle-class Californians. And he has a plan to help them buy a new home.