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The noon-to-4 is the new 9-to-5 for driving commuters, but it's not helping traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is back after a reprieve during the first months of the pandemic. But it looks d…
Eliza Relman
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Young families are still fleeing major cities in huge numbers, a 'big surprise' for metros trying to escape the urban doom loop
Cities are continuing to lose families with young kids at alarming rates post-pandemic. Many of the…
Eliza Relman
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'Love is Blind' fans are bashing the cookie-cutter Charlotte suburbs featured on the show. Here's how experts say they can be improved.
The Charlotte, North Carolina, suburbs featured on "Love is Blind" show everything that's wrong wit…
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
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The pandemic drove Americans out of cities and into the exurbs. A recession could push some of them right back.
It could be time to move again as wages in cities rise faster and it costs more for rural residents…
Jacob Zinkula
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Forget the suburbs, the 'exurbs' are the place to be
Exurbs are more rural than suburbs, offer cheaper housing, more space, and a manageable commute to …
Ben Winck
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How millennials could give the suburbs a much-needed makeover
The American suburbs can be isolating, boring, and unsustainable places. Bike lanes, apartment buil…
Eliza Relman
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A conservative fix for the housing crisis is making homes cheaper and more abundant in Texas
American cities and towns are in desperate need of affordable new starter homes. They should follow…
Eliza Relman
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The 'exurbs' explained: What they are and why everyone is moving there
They're more remote than suburbs, but close enough for the occasional city commute. And low prices …
Ben Winck
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4 charts show how fast everyone is flocking back to big cities
That population shift is now reversing course, according to UBS economists. The exodus from urban c…
Ben Winck
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The fastest growing metro area in the US is a Republican-leaning retirement community in Florida
The retirement community in Florida, where the main mode of transportation is golf carts, grew from…
Ayelet Sheffey,Andy Kiersz
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How the reshaping of work made the 'exurbs' the place to be, and left the suburbs and cities behind
City dwellers are flocking to long-ignored "exurbs" because of cheap housing and space. It's early,…
Ben Winck,Hillary Hoffower
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Wall Street's return to work is saving NYC while Big Tech is letting Silicon Valley empty out
Banks urged workers to return to New York City offices, while tech giants delayed return-to-work pl…
Ben Winck
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Millennial and Gen Z parents are struggling
With the cost of raising a kid soaring and no "village" to help them, millennial and Gen Z parents …
Juliana Kaplan
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‘Super commuting’ is on the rise and that spells big trouble for mid-size cities
Thank to the flexibility of hybrid work, some Americans are commuting 7.5 hours to work — one…
Aki Ito
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The housing market is in a recession — and it's giving buyers a small window to close a good deal
Mortgage rates have dipped, home availability is on the rise, and buyer demand is waning. It's a gr…
Ben Winck,Alcynna Lloyd
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The era of shortages is unraveling the old American Dream. But that's not a bad thing.
America is running out of everything in 2021: houses, workers, and all kinds of goods. It could ush…
Hillary Hoffower,Juliana Kapl…
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The pandemic's housing crisis splintered the American Dream into 4 different versions. Say goodbye to the white picket fence.
After 75 years of wanting a white picket fence, COVID changed it all. The American Dream home comes…
Hillary Hoffower
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Baby boomers are snatching houses out of the hands of millennials
Baby boomers and millennials are in a housing war. A Zillow report lays out how boomers are winning…
Hillary Hoffower,Andy Kiersz
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Millennials are creating housing communes with friends because it's too expensive to buy a home as a single person
Homes today are expensive. So is being single. It's left some millennials combining their savings w…
Hillary Hoffower
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Forget the suburbs, wealthy millennials are keeping big cities alive
Big cities still have appeal after the pandemic: 60% of the wealthiest millennials plan to buy a ho…