The housing market continues to be tight especially here in the Phx area as families are coming to valley. Investors are draining an increasingly large share of American homes from the market, leaving traditional homebuyers with fewer options, at higher prices, Matt writes. Why it matters: Homeownership is the single… Read More »House Investment
The pandemic has increased the consumption of food at home, this chart shows the top delivery services. As the pandemic eases it will be interesting to see what the future holds. As the pandemic forced restaurants to close and diners to stay at home, food delivery services thrived during the… Read More »US Fav Food Delivery
Plenty of patents are being granted so hopefully this will lead to innovative products in the future. IBM has been granted the most U.S. patents in a year for the 29th year in a row. According to data from the IFI Claims Patent Services, the IT giant based out of Armonk, New York,… Read More »Patents in 2021
Arizona has a huge number of electric vehicles, we see them every day we are out driving around. Arizona had 28,770 registered electric vehicles in June, the seventh-highest number among states, government data shows. When ownership is measured per 1,000 residents, Arizona inches up a notch to sixth place, with… Read More »Electric Vehicles in the Nation
Producer price index usually for shadows consumer pricing. Cost pressures keep building, according to new data on wholesale prices, Matt writes. Driving the news: The Producer Price Index, which measures prices before they reach consumers, surged in January, rising 1% from the prior month. Economists thought it would be up… Read More »Inflation More To Come
Lumber is skyrocketing in price again, which will affect housing. Rising prices for lumber are once again adding to worries of soaring home prices, Hope writes. Fueling the surge: Sawmills still can’t keep up with demand, wildfires wrecked inventory, and tariffs doubled on Canadian lumber. By the numbers: Prices are… Read More »Lumber Prices
Just like waves on the sea shore, the inflation just keeps on coming and the tide is rising. Consumer prices in the United States continued to surge at the start of 2022, as inflation hit a 40-year high in January. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 7.5… Read More »Inflations Just Keeps on Coming
R A P I D and V I R A L would be pretty good opening words if you were playing a round of Wordle about the game itself. As the latest figures provided to Statista by Similarweb show, If you haven’t heard of the game yet, you’re increasingly likely to be in the… Read More »Wordle a World Wide Phenomena
The list of the world’s most valuable companies is famously dominated by North America, with Apple currently sitting at the top of this prestigious pile. In the infographic below, we pit Apple against the rest of the world to see how each continent’s biggest public company compares to the might of… Read More »The Apple of my Eye
Many businesses are loaded down with problem issues that can affect the sale of the company. This baggage can be in the form of overpaid and/or unproductive employees, outdated or unused equipment, expensive leases on old equipment, unsellable inventory or an expensive lease on outmoded facilities. Buyers can struggle with… Read More »Tip #039 Too much baggage can hurt the sale of a business!