Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

📈 The household income required to afford a typical US home increased by 223% from Jan. 2012 to Nov. 2024 ($39,200 → $126,800), per Redfin.

🛍️ 55% of Gen Z and 49% of Millennials earning $100,000+/year say they’ve stolen from online retailers in the past year.

🇺🇸💤 In 2024, 27% of Americans said the statement "if you work hard you'll get ahead" still holds true, down from 50% in 2010.

🏫 Roughly 1 in 8 students at New York City public schools experienced homelessness at some point last year.

🏘️ The portion of first-time US home buyers who are single women increased by 26% over the past year.