Posts with tag immigrants

Generation-Y may have years of paying rent ahead of them. Ready-for-retirement baby boomers may continue to work. And those in their prime earning years may have to ditch that lofty dream of a second home in Naples, Fla. Over the next decade, the housing landscape looks ominous compared to the boom of the early 2000s,... Continue Reading »

Sure, some of the tonier New York City neighborhoods have seen their shining buildings tarnish in the recession, but not all areas are in decline. Immigrants -- and their environs -- are faring relatively well even amid the financial fallout. Foreign-born workers accounted for $215 billion in economic activity in 2008,... Continue Reading »