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A Nevada mayor is battling one of the worst housing shortages in the US. Her solution: looser construction regulation.

Nevada is one of the most unaffordable places in the country. The mayor of Reno says cities need to…

Eliza Relman   


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Real estate continues to dominate India's investment portfolios, shows FICCI report

Even for millennials, buying a house featured at the top of their priorities. 66%​ of millennials &…

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An Arkansas county doesn't want families to move. It's offering them up to $50,000 to buy a new home.

Mississippi County, Arkansas is offering new and existing residents up to $50,000 toward their drea…

Allie Kelly   


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AOC and progressive allies want the federal government to build over a million homes. Even YIMBYs don't think it's a good idea.

Housing policy experts say a Democratic effort to get the federal government to build 'social housi…

Eliza Relman   


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Gen Z found a home in Asheville. Hurricane Helene swept it away.

Gen Z moved to Asheville for work and a close-knit community. After Hurricane Helene, they wonder i…

Allie Kelly,Jordan Pandy   


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Thousands of homes on $1 land: The new housing crisis solution sweeping the country

The two candidates for president might agree on a housing policy that could bring down home prices …

Eliza Relman   


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4 ways Trump's housing plans are expected to hurt homebuyers and 3 ways they could help

Trump has pledged to lower housing costs, but industry leaders and economists are worried some of h…

Eliza Relman   


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A Swiss city cut red tape and ended up with many more homes. It's a model for the US.

New research in Switzerland adds to the international literature finding that upzoning boosts the s…

Eliza Relman   


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3 reasons why Russia's economy can survive without crisis for up to 5 more years, think-tank economists say

Expectations that Russia's economy will struggle are misplaced, and multiple factors should keep th…

Filip De Mott   


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A national shortage of construction workers is driving high home prices. The industry is struggling to fill the gap.

A major shortage of construction workers is bad news for homebuyers and infrastructure projects.

Eliza Relman,Madison Hoff   


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Homebuilders fear Trump's mass deportations would inflate costs and make it even harder to hire

Construction work relies heavily on immigrants. Industry leaders worry even the threat of deportati…

Eliza Relman   


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Economists say Trump could give Americans the very thing they voted against

Trump's campaign promises of broad-based tariffs, mass deportations, and lower taxes are seen fueli…

Matthew Fox   


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4 major wins for YIMBYs on election night — and one loss

Pro-housing advocates won some major new funding for affordable housing in cities and states across…

Eliza Relman   


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A booming Montana city's struggle with homelessness is a warning — and a model — for the West

A surge in housing costs has made Missoula, Montana, increasingly unaffordable. But the city is cha…

Eliza Relman   


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Kamala Harris has an ambitious plan to build 3 million new homes. She'll have to get through Congress and local NIMBYs first.

The Harris campaign is making boosting the supply of homes central to its response to the housing c…

Eliza Relman   


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The end of American careerism

Climbing the corporate ladder was once a cornerstone of the American Dream. Now, many professionals…

Aki Ito   


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New-home construction hits a COVID-era low as high prices scare away buyers

The combination of high prices and still-elevated mortgage rates has potential buyers uneasy. Build…

Filip De Mott   


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America's chipmaking push will continue no matter who gets elected

US efforts to increase the production of semiconductor chips will continue under either a Harris an…

Jacob Zinkula   


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Trump's immigration crackdown could deplete the construction workforce and make housing more expensive

Mass deportation would deprive US builders of badly needed workers. Labor costs would rise and ulti…

Filip De Mott