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The Annual Report Youth Monitor 2022
Where possible, the Annual Report focuses on developments and regional differences. The situation of young people in the Caribbean Netherlands is also discussed. New this year is a focus on workers in the broad youth domain and what they think of working conditions. In addition, a tour was made of […]
Home Buyers Get Creative With Cash Deals to Fend Off High Mortgage Rates
Ron Brown, a partner with Heidrick & Struggleswas on the hunt in Colorado’s Arapahoe County for a new primary residence that required less upkeep than the one he was living in. By the time he found a 3,000-square-foot townhouse he wanted to buy in September, mortgage rates were significantly higher […]
Less overweight and obesity among children of higher educated parents
Of the children under 12 with lower educated parents70 percent had at least one overweight parent, against 59 percent of the children with highly educated parents. For obesity, the respective shares were 30 and 14 percent on average over the period 2018-2021. Of the children with lower educated parents, 54 […]
Young adults now have lower personal well-being than over-25s
The share of young adults (ages 18 to 24) rating their personal well-being with a 7 or higher fell from 70 percent in 2020 to 63 percent in 2021. As a result, this group had a lower share than the over-25s (67 percent) for the first time since measurements began […]
A Modern California Home Built to Beat the Desert Heat
Autumn has arrived in Palm Desert, Calif., and residents are rejoicing, as the season brings more-amenable temperatures after the scorching summer. For local homeowner Daniel Simon, 54, leaving behind the heat means he can resume making the most of his modern, 5,000-square-foot house, where his weekends are often spent entertaining. Mr. Simon, an elevator contractor and native […]
Austin Builders Couldn’t Finish Homes Fast Enough. Now Their Product Is Piling Up.
For Austin, Texas, home-builder Leonard Bullard, late 2020 and early 2021 felt like a California gold rush. As out-of-state buyers flocked to the Texas capital, Mr. Bullard’s firm Urban ATX operated at maximum capacity, scooping up dirt and building luxury homes as fast as it could. At one point, Mr. […]
Her Home Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, She Found Her ‘Zen’ 150 Miles Away
After a grueling two decades of personal hardships and natural disasters, Renee Brown finally found a peaceful haven for her small family. Now on a large, old estate she bought 150 miles from her native New Orleans, she is expanding her business developing natural products and reconnecting with her family’s […]
You Won’t Find Artwork Hanging From the Walls of This Rustic Italian Farmhouse
Elena Miroglio and Paul Grobler dreamed of a house in the countryside. But the little taste of wilderness that they imagined for themselves wasn’t easy to find in Piedmont, one of Italy’s most important wine-producing regions. According to the local tourist office, there are some 250,000 acres of vineyards, as […]
Curb Appeal, Schmurb Appeal. These Buyers Didn’t Care About the Home’s Exterior.
When Tamela Greene started her search for a second home in New York’s Hudson Valley, she knew exactly what she was looking for: ugly. She found it near Copake Lake. Various additions to the home had created multiple rooflines and siding materials that looked disjointed, plus it was painted a kind […]