Air pollution regulations in the United States are intended to protect public health, but a new study has found that they also carry an unexpected cost: higher interest rates on the bonds used by counties to fund schools, ...
New research highlights how Silicon Valley-style investment strategies are reshaping housing—and why this matters for renters.
Waiting in an airport for a connecting flight is often tedious. A new study by MIT researchers shows it's bad for business, too.
A new study led by a Georgia State University astronomy graduate student is a major step forward in the search for stars that could host Earth-like planets that may prove to be good havens for life to develop. Sebastián Carrazco-Gaxiola ...
When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as "once-in-a-century," and heat waves as "record-breaking." While these descriptors may be technically ...
Coldwell Banker agent Georgie Smigel used to spend hours digging through spreadsheets and old inquiry lists trying to figure out who might be interested in a new listing.
For decades, researchers and practitioners have debated whether it is better to make the first offer in a negotiation or to wait. A new meta-study now provides a comprehensive and clear answer. The researchers analyzed 90 ...
An AI analysis of Google Street View images across 16 states shows that damaged buildings in poorer communities often remain vacant for years, while wealthier areas rebuild faster and better.
New research published in Marketing Science finds that while Zillow's widely used "Zestimate" home-valuation algorithm boosts efficiency in the residential real estate sector, it also significantly benefits lower-income neighborhoods, ...
More than 20% of Americans will be diagnosed with mental illness in their lifetimes. They will, that is, experience conditions that influence the way they think, feel and act—and that may initially seem incompatible with ...
