"These cities in Texas do great on all metrics: robust job markets, good amenities, and relatively affordable housing," Asad Khan, a senior economist with Redfin, stated.
Brooklyn clocked 324 investment-sales deals totaling roughly $2.2 billion in the first quarter, propelled more by a steady stream of midsize multifamily and mixed-use trades than by any single blockbuster trophy closing.
Billionaireism describes both the pathology that affects you when you are so wealthy that you're effectively above consequences and above moral consideration for others, and the pathologies that having a society dominated by such people inflicts on the rest of us.
When choosing a city after college, your first city should support your career goals. A strong entry-level job scene not only provides immediate income but also sets the foundation for long-term career growth.
Statistics Canada reported that the income gap measuring the difference in disposable income between the top 40 percent and bottom 40 percent reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025, up from 46.4 percentage points the previous year.
Departures among those aged 20-29 reached 130,000-140,000 in June 2025, significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels of around 92,000-95,000 in 2018, indicating a clear shift towards earlier migration.
"Domestic migration patterns continue to redistribute the population from the largest counties to less populous ones. Collectively, the 50 counties with 1 million or more people in 2025 had a net domestic migration loss of 637,634."
The Census Bureau estimates indicate how the population changed in the 387 US metro areas from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025. Most experienced at least some population jump, but at a cooler pace than the same period a year earlier, mainly due to smaller net international migration.
As we move into a new year, the data shows that people are being much more strategic about where they move. While the massive surge of migration to the Sunbelt remains a primary driver of growth, moving to a particular state or region is taking a back seat to moving to very specific neighborhoods.
Although affordability is improving across the US, Zillow senior economist Kara Ng told Business Insider that buyers may not feel it in already expensive markets, like Seattle, for example. "The typical household buying a typical home in Seattle is going to spend 47% of their income on monthly payments," Ng told Business Insider. "We expect them to spend from 47% down to 45% over the next year. So that's an improvement in affordability, but it's a very different starting place."
The street's ultra-luxury towers - from the first generation of supertalls west of Sixth Avenue that shaped the skyline, to mixed-use developments eastward 'driving the next phase of growth' - offer a dense concentration of cultural and lifestyle capital, paired with direct access to Central Park.
