Mortgage math misses the biggest 2026 shocks. Budget the real monthly cost: insurance renewals, property taxes, maintenance, ...

But fast-forward a year or a decade, and many are shocked by what comes next: a leaking roof, a surprise insurance hike, or a ...

The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires erased $8.3 billion in home values in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena—and recovery is still ...

It’s no secret that driving is expensive. But you might not recognize the hidden costs associated with sliding behind the wheel. These costs can be thousands of dollars annually, making it one of the ...

New Redfin report shows the median down payment is up 24% from last year. The true cost of homeownership includes, on average, $17,958 of additional expenses each year. 88% of homeowners say the true ...

Business Insider's "The True Cost of Data Centers" series explores the impacts — on water, power, pollution, and local economies — of Big Tech's race to dominate a future built on AI. The AI boom has ...

Peeling back layers of the U.S. defense budget reveals its deepest cost: the human one. America's defense budget exceeds $800 billion, but the real cost goes deeper. The True Cost of Defense follows ...

Mark Bittman, the food writer over at the New York Times, has attempted to calculate the true cost of a burger and I'm afraid that in doing so he really whiffs rather horribly. Swipes at the subject ...

Fast-fashion purveyors such as H&M, Forever 21 and Zara have grown at a pace worthy of comparison to Starbucks. Although their inexpensive merchandise sells like hotcakes, the documentary “The True ...

The U.S. spends $1 trillion on food every year. Even so, our food system has massive downstream costs, including costs associated with the climate crisis and health care costs linked to diet. What are ...