Articles by Dan Shepard
Majority of Homeowners Tackling Home Improvement Projects, With Painting, Landscaping and Bathroom Upgrades Topping To-Do Lists
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Home is where the heart is, but it’s also where the hammer is lately. In the past 12 months, 68% of homeowners started or completed... read more
Annual Costs to Raise a Small Child Increased By 19.3% Nationwide to $21,681 Between 2016 and 2021
September 11, 2023
Raising a child has never been cheap — and like everything else, it’s getting more expensive. The latest LendingTree study shows that the average annual... read more
Americans Are Sitting on Tens of Trillions of Dollars of Home Equity — Here’s Where Homeowners Are Offered the Largest and Smallest Home Equity Loans
August 28, 2023
American homeowners are sitting on $28.7 trillion of home equity. That’s significant, even if the amount has fallen from a record $31.8 trillion in the... read more
Fueled by Social Media, Gen Zers and Millennials Admit to Overspending on Beauty Products
August 28, 2023
Beauty is pain — and it’s particularly painful on wallets. According to the latest LendingTree survey of nearly 1,950 U.S. consumers, Americans spend an average... read more
Places Where Black Americans Thrive the Most (and Least)
August 28, 2023
The financial challenges that Black Americans face are evident. An ever-moving target, the net worth of Black families in America is typically a fraction of... read more