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Obama pushed Democrats into their YIMBY era
Pro-housing YIMBYs celebrated Obama's support for building new homes and cutting red tape during hi…
Eliza Relman
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Your robot has arrived
You can now hail a self-driving taxi in San Francisco and restaurants are testing out robot servers…
Jacob Zinkula,Nora Naughton,L…
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Arlington, Virginia, gave $500 to low-income families no strings attached. It helped them catch up on bills, but many still struggle to afford housing.
Arlington's Guarantee helped participants secure better jobs and pay off debts, though participants…
Noah Sheidlower
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A millennial couple who make $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget: 'We refuse to become house-poor'
A millennial couple who earn $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget. They're cutting b…
Jacob Zinkula
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A 27-year-old Berkeley city council member wanted to build more affordable housing. Relentless harassment from 'left NIMBYs' pushed him to resign.
Former Berkeley city council member Rigel Robinson wanted more housing, but anti-development NIMBYs…
Ayelet Sheffey,Eliza Relman
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Meet a boomer living off of $2,700 a month in retirement who plans on moving abroad for cheaper living and political stability
Dee, 71, dealt with a wage gap for years. Now she has minimal savings, and wants a cheaper cost of …
Juliana Kaplan
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The South's economic boom is masking a harsher reality. It still has several of the poorest states in the nation.
The South's economic boom isn't happening everywhere in the region. Some Southern states are among …
Jacob Zinkula
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Parisian Airbnb hosts are raking it in this summer as hotels suffer
A surge in Airbnb listings in Paris is likely helping keep hotel prices down.
Eliza Relman
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A 70-year-old 'cool old lady' is living it up in retirement because of her 'good government job' — and all the senior discounts she's found
Carole Cole, 70, loves her retirement freedom and financial stability. She went to Virginia for a m…
Juliana Kaplan
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Biden announces plan to cap rent increases at 5% for half of American rental households
A record number of renters can't afford their housing costs. Biden wants to discourage big rent inc…
Eliza Relman,Dan Latu
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The US wants to boost affordable housing by using billions in unspent COVID aid
The Treasury Department has freed up funds from COVID-era programs to support national housing proj…
Filip De Mott
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A single mom who made $55,000 last year working 3 jobs says she's struggling to pay the bills but doesn't qualify for SNAP or affordable health insurance
A single mom who made $55,000 last year across three jobs says she can't pay the bills and doesn't …
Jacob Zinkula
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Real estate market on the boil but homes will still be ‘affordable’ in 2024
Indian home sales are all set to hit a 15-year peak in 2023, with over 3 lakh residential units pur…
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Biden and Trump have wildly different approaches to bringing home prices and rents down
Biden has pushed for more federal involvement in housing policy. Trump proposed massive cuts to fed…
Eliza Relman
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Investors bought a record 26% of the affordable houses in the US last quarter
"If the Fed cuts interest rates later this year as expected, we may see more investors wade into th…
Yuheng Zhan
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2 St. Louis residents are suing the city's basic-income program in an attempt to halt what they call 'unconstitutional' $500 monthly payments to low-income families
St. Louis is giving low-income families $500 monthly, but a lawsuit aims to block the guaranteed-ba…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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New York City briefly opened its housing voucher waitlist. But getting that assistance is as unlikely as getting into Harvard.
When New York City briefly opened its housing voucher waitlist for the first time in 15 years, more…
Eliza Relman
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Parents with young kids are fleeing New York City in droves. Skyrocketing housing and daycare costs are to blame.
Families with kids under six are leaving New York City at twice the rate of other New Yorkers.
Eliza Relman
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An ALICE has $250,000 in student loan debt and left teaching for a stable job: 'There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor'
Murphy Pizza, 51, worked as an adjunct professor for most of her career. She left academia because …
Allie Kelly
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A boomer couple lives on Social Security and receives $23 a month from SNAP for food: 'How are we to survive?'
Mary Dacus and her husband live paycheck to paycheck on their Social Security income. They struggle…