‘Home Is Where You Spend’: How Your Neighborhood Shapes Your Buying Habits

Your home isn't just where you live; it's also where you spend the majority of your money, a new study from financial technology platform Bilt has found.Bilt partnered with 451 Research and S&P Global on the 2026 State of the Neighborhood survey, aimed at exploring consumer spending habits as it doubles down on American business with the launch of Bilt Neighborhood OS and the expansion of its membership platform. Bilt Neighborhood OS is an AI operating system and commerce network designed to unlock America's $6.6 trillion neighborhood commerce opportunity to help businesses grow without replacing their existing systems, the company says. In the consumer spending survey, around two-thirds of the 6,951 survey participants conducted at least 80% of their "everyday spending" within 15 miles of their homes, and 92% of those surveyed planned on spending the same or more at local businesses in the coming months.That's not surprising, given the results of a recent Re/Max survey, which found that 29% of prospective homeowners valued proximity to grocery stores and shopping, while 20% said they valued having restaurants and cafes nearby.More than half of all survey respondents said futur...