housing costs

Could Mixed Inflation Expectations Predict A Spending Slowdown?
Could Mixed Inflation Expectations Predict A Spending Slowdown?
July 08, 2024  |  Economy

A bumpy but generally downward path for inflation — and the prices paid for all manner of goods — may pressure consumers to pull back...

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Shelter and Clothing Get More Expensive With Inflation Stubbornly Entrenched 
Shelter and Clothing Get More Expensive With Inflation Stubbornly Entrenched 
March 12, 2024  |  Economy

We may have to wait a bit longer for rate cuts. And for the U.S. consumer, inflation’s a stubborn fact of life — volatile, to...

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Inflation’s Pace Quickens in December, Led by Housing Costs
Inflation’s Pace Quickens in December, Led by Housing Costs
January 11, 2024  |  Economy

The end of inflation? The end of the pinch to paycheck-to-paycheck wallets? Hardly. And, per the latest Consumer Price Index data, released Thursday (Jan. 11) by...

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Consumer Expenditures Leap 9% in 2022 as ‘Everyday’ Spend Grows Faster Than Income
Consumer Expenditures Leap 9% in 2022 as ‘Everyday’ Spend Grows Faster Than Income
September 08, 2023  |  Economy

The year 2022 marked a continued emergence from the pandemic, and new data show just how much — and how fast — we spent our...

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Scarce Housing Inventory Adds to Millennials Already Low Homeownership Expectations
Scarce Housing Inventory Adds to Millennials Already Low Homeownership Expectations
May 26, 2023  |  Economy

Lately, it seems that just when things started to look more promising for those seeking to purchase a home, a new set of discouraging numbers gets...

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Consumers Now Spend 22% of Income on Food, Clothing and Shelter
Consumers Now Spend 22% of Income on Food, Clothing and Shelter
February 21, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Eighty years ago, psychologist Abraham Maslow described mankind’s “hierarchy of needs.” He’d likely gaze in alarm at the price tag, as calculated by PYMNTS, that’s...

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Inflation’s Driven 18M Consumers to Give Up on Buying a New Home
Inflation’s Driven 18M Consumers to Give Up on Buying a New Home
February 09, 2023  |  Real Estate

Increasingly, having a room of one’s own — an affordable house or rental — feels out of reach. In the most recent monthly PYMNTS gauge...

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60% of Renters Report Financial Health in Jeopardy Over High Housing Costs
60% of Renters Report Financial Health in Jeopardy Over High Housing Costs
February 03, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

For many Americans, owning a home or renting an apartment signifies financial stability and maturity, with Americans traditionally leaving home early and never looking back....

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Zillennials: The Next Generation of Connected Consumer
Zillennials: The Next Generation of Connected Consumer
January 16, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Who are the zillennials? A cohort of the 30 million United States consumers born between 1990 and 2000, zillennials bridge the gap between millennials and...

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