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Top 10 most expensive houses in the world
This article highlights the world's most expensive homes, with Buckingham Palace leading at $4.9 bi…
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A Texas baby boomer who retired at 60 and moved to Mexico says housing, food, and a good life are cheaper, but gas is more expensive
Geary Bartmess III retired at age 60 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after a career as a lawyer in Tex…
John Towfighi
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Insider Today: Austin's genius housing fix
In this Saturday version of Insider Today, we're talking about Austin, Texas' real estate cycle and…
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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A California couple built a $500,000 ADU in their parents' backyard when they couldn't afford to buy a traditional house
Ali and Aislyn Benjamin's live in an ADU in his parents' yard. The couple asked wedding guests to g…
Alcynna Lloyd
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She was still in college when she started applying for the housing lottery. Now, she pays $1,600 for a 1-bedroom apartment in NYC.
Rent prices in NYC grew more than seven times as fast as wages in 2023, according to a May report f…
Amanda Goh
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Americans are so desperate for cheaper houses that they're willing to live in flood and wildfire zones
Cheaper housing and a lower cost of living has lured many Americans into regions of the country mos…
Eliza Relman
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Summer vacation is only getting more expensive for parents, with some spending thousands of dollars on camp: It's 'highway robbery'
Parents told BI that they're spending thousands to send their kids to camp or other summer care.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.
In 2018, the odds of winning the affordable-housing lottery were 1 in 592, The New York Times repor…
Amanda Goh
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Trump's 'multi-tasking' defense is falling apart in court
Donald Trump's lawyers say he didn't pay attention to his checks reimbursing Michael Cohen for hush…
Jacob Shamsian
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They moved into floating homes and houseboats — and discovered a world of adventure and hidden expenses
"I guess it depends on the person, but for us, we would never go back," Sarah Spiro told BI. "It be…
Amanda Goh
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I won a housing lottery with over 5,000 applicants. Now I pay $1,260 a month for a brand-new home.
After a 33-year-old single mom won an affordable housing lottery, she and her son were able to leav…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Millennials have a solution for the housing crunch: Extreme Apartment Makeovers
Millennials are giving up on buying their dream home — and spending thousands of dollars to r…
Emily Jensen
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A millennial couple who grew their net worth from less than $100K to over $800K share the 'house-hacking' strategy that made it possible
A New Hampshire-based couple wants to retire by age 35 and become full-time parents. A house-hackin…
Jacob Zinkula
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Luxury homes are more expensive than ever as the wealthy buck high mortgage rates
"So many affluent buyers are able to buy homes in cash, rendering today's elevated mortgage rates i…
Aruni Soni
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India’s most expensive homes: DMart’s Radhakishan Damani’s dream home cost him ₹1,001 crore
Avenue Supermarts’ (DMart) founder and CEO, Radhakishan Damani, bought the most expensive home in I…
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An embattled oil tycoon is selling a mansion in Singapore for $32 million. It's one of the city's status-symbol houses that business leaders covet.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and billionaire James Dyson are among the ultrawealthy who own a Good Class…
Amanda Goh
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Housing has become so unaffordable that over 75% of homes on the market are too expensive for middle-income buyers
Housing is so expensive that middle-income buyers can only afford 23% of properties on the market, …
Jennifer Sor
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A boomer sold all of her belongings, retired early, and moved to Turkey and her expenses are so low that she's able to live 'totally' on her Social Security
"You don't need millions to retire," Debra Crockett said. She found out she could live comfortably …
Ayelet Sheffey
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I bought an abandoned house and tried to renovate it but failed. I'll never buy another fixer-upper.
Karie Fugett purchased a dilapidated house in Oregon with plans to achieve the American Dream. The …
Karie Fugett
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A Bay Area county gave low-income moms $1,000 a month. 2 years later, more families had stable housing and new jobs.
Marin County, California gave 125 low-income mothers of color $1,000 a month for two years. Familie…