Lauren McCadney had always wanted to live next door to friends or family. In her late 50s, she finally made that happen, though not the way she'd planned. In 2020, Lauren's mother, who had been living with her brother and his family in Frederick, Maryland, died. Lauren, who was going through a difficult divorce and doesn't have children, decided she wanted to be closer to her family and help her brother care for their dad, who was dealing with his own health challenges.
A recent Gallup survey based on more than 20,000 interviews found Americans' optimism about their future personal lives has fallen to a new low. Gallup released findings this week from their National Health and Well-Being Index, which is based on data collected from thousands throughout the four quarters of the year. More than 22,000 interviews were spread across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The population in Germany fell by around 100,000 people last year, largely due to a significant decline in immigration - according to figures released on Thursday by Germany's Federal Statistics Office (Destatis). The headline figure is clear: net immigration to Germany in 2025 was at least 40 percent lower than in the previous year. For the whole of 2025, net immigration is estimated at between 220,000 and 260,000 people - down from 430,183 in 2024.
In recent decades, the markers of adulthood have shifted for young American men: they are almost twice as likely to be single, less likely to go to college and more likely to be unemployed. Most significantly for their parents, they are also less likely to have fled the nest, with the term trad son springing into social media lexicon in recent months.
As the year winds down, most real estate agents feel the pull to jump straight into 2026 real estate goal-setting mode. New targets, fresh marketing campaigns, ambitious listing goalsit's all very energizing. Not so fast. Here's what I've learned in nearly 30 years in this business: the most successful agents pause first. They look back with intention before charging forward.
California, described by one observer in the late 19th century as "the Jews' earthly paradise" for the economic and social promise it held, seems to have become newly hostile to Jewish people in recent years. More than any other place on Earth, Jews have shaped much of California's progress, from Levi Strauss and the founders of the entertainment industry to numerous other leaders in culture, science, real estate and finance.
