Pennsylvania lawmakers set to vote on home equity investment regulations

Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving to bring home equity investment (HEI) companies under state banking oversight, with a floor vote scheduled June 1. The legislation, House Bill 2120, would subject shared appreciation agreements to similar regulations as those governing traditional lenders. The propo

How Americans Can Buy a $1 Home in Italy

Imagine basking in the sun at your villa in the quaint Italian village of Ollolai or sipping a spritz and tucking into pasta in an Italian town literally called Penne—and doing it all for the cost of a convenience store coffee. Sounds pretty good, right? Americans' interest in moving abroad surged i

New York City Lost 150,000 Kids in 4 Years as Parents Fled to the Suburbs and Beyond

New York City parents are fleeing the big city—and taking their kids with them. The Big Apple lost an astonishing 150,000 children (and their parents) in the four years after 2020, a nearly 9% drop, according to a new analysis. To put that into perspective, the city's child-aged population decline d

Mamdani’s $22 billion ‘grand bargain’ for NYC affordable housing

Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor on one promise: make New York City affordable again. This week, he moved to further dismantle the rules New York spent decades erecting to prevent residential density. Mamdani released a 10-year housing plan pledging to build 200,000 new affordable homes while preserving