The Express-News Passes Gas

Thank goodness for memes!  A witty, well-placed caption on a still frame from a movie, cartoon, etc. provides welcome comic relief amidst the steady drip of stressful news these last few years.  The latest templates are rich celebrities and bureaucrats who are basically telling us to suck it up, or buy an electric car to…

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A Home is a Basic Expense; Not a Wealth-Building Vehicle.

“Homeownership is a path for building wealth in the U.S. The median homeowner had $254,900 in wealth in 2019, compared with $6,270 for the median renter, according to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances.“’It’s a wake-up call,” said Gay Cororaton, senior economist and director of housing and commercial research at NAR. ‘Policies have to…

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