by Sophie Hayssen | May 31, 2026 | Economy
When Shelbi Arcand graduated from The Villages Charter School in 2014, she was one of 100 kids in her graduating class. This small community of young families wasn’t surprising given that her school was designed for children whose parents worked for The Villages,...
by Sophie Hayssen | May 24, 2026 | Housing
To see an updated version of this story with interactive graphs, click here. When the power went out in ViewPoint RV & Golf Resort, resident Kath Noble, 80, recalls chaos. Food spoiled; residents in the 55-and-over community fell in the darkness; some had to be...
by Sophie Hayssen | Apr 27, 2026 | Featured, Housing
After a tepid 2025, experts anticipate that the housing market will steadily improve in 2026, potentially easing affordability concerns and bringing new buyers off of the sidelines. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, an indicator measuring home...
by Sophie Hayssen | Apr 2, 2026 | Housing
Housing prices failed to keep up with inflation for eight straight months as the rate of annual growth fell. National home prices reported a .9% annual gain at the start of the year, down from 1.1% in December, according to the monthly S&P Case Shiller report...
by Sophie Hayssen | Mar 2, 2026 | Housing
by Sophie Hayssen Housing prices increased at the lowest rate in over a decade last year, signaling prospective buyers’ frustration with high prices amid a deepening affordability crisis. Home prices increased only 1.3% last year, and 0.4% in December, according to...