With inflation still elevated, home prices parked near record highs, and insurance costs climbing, more homeowners are running out of cushion—heightening the risk of mortgage delinquencies, as well as broader ripple effects on consumer spending and credit conditions. As budgets thin, questions about the sustainability of homeownership and the broader economic fallout are getting harder to ignore. In the 2025 edition of its Cities With the Most Mortgage Delinquencies report, Construction Coverage analyzed the latest data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Census Bureau, and Zillow to reveal the locations with the greatest percentage of mortgages at least 30 days delinquent as of December 2024.

Amid a 439,000-worker shortfall and 306,000 open jobs, the construction industry is widening its talent pipeline to a historically underrepresented group: women. While the sector remains male-dominated, women’s presence—and pay—are rising. In the 2025 edition of their Best-Paying States for Women in Construction report, researchers at Construction Coverage analyzed the newest Census Bureau and BEA data to identify where women are earning the most in construction, adjusted for cost of living differences, and the states with the highest female employment shares.

Despite cooling demand in U.S. construction—with spending down in interest-rate-sensitive sectors like housing and commercial development, and nearly 80% of contractors reporting hiring challenges—the industry’s labor gap remains significant: the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) estimates a shortfall of 439,000 workers in 2025. Amid these labor market pressures, construction wages are rising, but not as much as one might expect—and gains vary by state and occupation. Researchers at Construction Coverage analyzed the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify how wages are trending across the construction industry nationally, by state, and by specific occupation.

A new analysis from Upgraded Points identifies where young adults are struggling most with severe credit card delinquency, analyzing the most recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Researchers ranked U.S. metros and states by the share of credit cardholders ages 18 to 34 with credit card debt at least 90 days overdue in Q1 2025. The analysis also includes delinquency shares in Q1 2022, average credit card debt in each location, and how many young adults have exceptionally high credit utilization (over 75% of their credit limits).

America’s factories are gearing up for a revival—but just how many jobs this new wave of investment will create remains uncertain, with employment forecasts ranging from as few as 110,000 to as many as 3.8 million over the next decade. With projects making national headlines—such as Samsung’s $17 billion semiconductor plant and Tesla’s expansion in Texas, major EV investments in Georgia, and Micron’s growth in Idaho—it’s clear manufacturing employment will rise, though these gains will vary widely from state to state. A new analysis from ETQ highlights the U.S. states projected to see the most growth in manufacturing jobs over the next decade, analyzing the latest workforce projections from 49 state labor departments.

America’s housing affordability crisis isn’t letting up: home prices, mortgage rates, and rents remain elevated, squeezing renters and would-be buyers alike. As policymakers and households search for solutions, one option is seeing real traction: manufactured housing. Factory-built and transported to final sites, these homes offer comparable quality at about half the price per square foot of traditional site-built homes ($87 vs. $166). A new analysis from Construction Coverage identifies which U.S. states are investing most in manufactured housing to see where this momentum is building fastest, how the popularity of manufactured housing has changed over time, and how its costs compare to traditional single-family homes.