The nostalgic image of a single breadwinner buying a house, raising children, and retiring comfortably has become a powerful political talking point. Yet when I look closely at the history and the ...

The story of the American middle class is no longer a simple tale of steady paychecks and predictable progress. Across ...

Building enough homes that middle-income residents can afford may not be called the “holy grail of housing,” but maybe it should be. In recent years, plenty of state legislation, local ordinances and ...

Many wealthy people live in their own worlds — following routines, indulging habits, and making priorities outside the scope of strangers on the street or neighbors down the block. In fact, according ...

At first glance, it might not look like there are that many differences between upper middle class homes and middle class homes. Both can be quite extravagant-looking and lavish, but compared to upper ...

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.

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 ...

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Gina Young is an accomplished finance writer who has written for publications including SuperMoney, Examiner, Lexington Law, Talk Markets, and CreditRepair.com. Throughout her career in finance, Gina ...