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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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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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Some homeowners are doing surprisingly badly, even as their homes grow more valuable than ever
Even homeowners are struggling with rising costs, as insurance premiums and home repairs balloon.
Eliza Relman
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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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Millennials who can't afford to buy homes are helping make suburban Chicago and Miami the most competitive rental markets in the US
The pandemic-induced rise of remote work fueled competition in certain suburbs and Sunbelt cities, …
Eliza Relman
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How a peak boomer who moved from Texas to a tiny home in New York lives 'perfectly comfortably' on less than $30,000 a year
Sam Mitchell lives comfortably in a tiny home in upstate New York making less than $30,000 a year f…
Noah Sheidlower
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Canada's bold plan to make housing more affordable is showing signs of working and could be a model for the US
The Canadian federal government is finding new ways to pressure local governments to legalize dense…
Eliza Relman
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My parents pay my bills ever since I moved back in with them at 25. When I get older, I plan to return the favor.
At 25, Nadeshiko Zhang lives with her parents to save money amid a tough housing market, improving …
Kaila Yu
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A New Jersey homebuilder who pays his workers over $100,000 wants young people to know construction can be a lucrative career that doesn't require college — and businesses are desperate to hire
There's a growing shortage of skilled construction workers, and long-time contractor Michael Bodei …
Eliza Relman
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The shadowy new way employees are cheating their way to the top
Across the globe, a wave of workers are secretly outsourcing parts or all of their jobs.
Rob Price
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The Supreme Court just made it easier for governments to remove unhoused people from public spaces
Homelessness in the US hit a record high last year, fueled in large part by the nation's severe sho…
Eliza Relman
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A Gen Xer relocated from Austin to rural Arkansas thanks to a $16,000 mover incentive that helped pay his mortgage. Now he's enjoying the 'good, hometown living.'
Britt Lorino, 55, relocated to Arkansas after living most of his life in Austin. The county's mover…
Allie Kelly
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The Fed's first rate cut of 2024 could come next month if the labor market slows
Markets are only pricing in a 10% chance of an interest-rate cut in July, according to the CME FedW…
Matthew Fox
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Irish millennials and Gen Zers are being hit hard by the housing crisis. Many more are moving back in with their parents.
Rents in Ireland jumped 84% between 2010 and 2022, far more than the EU average.
Eliza Relman
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A policy that's supposed to create more affordable housing often backfires, leaving cities with higher home prices and rents. There's a way to fix that.
Inclusionary zoning is often so expensive that developers build less housing overall. Making it vol…
Eliza Relman
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Why Gen Z college graduates are having a harder time finding jobs in a strong labor market
Recent college graduates are struggling to find work. Some could come to question the value of thei…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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America's tech battle with China is about to get ugly
America is beating Beijing in the global AI race — but Xi Jinping's attempts to develop the tech wi…
Linette Lopez
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Why so many baby boomers and Gen Zers are feeling lonely and happy at the same time: 'I could be in a room full of people that love me and still feel super lonely'
Boomers and Gen Z might not have much in common, but new research explains why the two generations …
Ayelet Sheffey
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America has a serious ugly home problem
The nagging discontent with the look of new homes reveals big problems with how they're built &mdas…
James Rodriguez
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It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses
Restrictions on medium-density housing in Austin are keeping prices high, as there's not much in be…