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Here's how natural disasters are shaping the buy-versus-rent decision in vulnerable states like Florida

Homeowners in high-risk states face rising insurance costs, while renters get significantly less po…

Kelly Cloonan   


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JD Vance said migrants are the reason it's so expensive to rent or buy homes. He's wrong.

Many housing experts, including Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather, say the nation's inadequa…

Alcynna Lloyd,Eliza Relman   


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I'm a millennial making $120,000 a year. I rent because buying a home in Florida is so costly and would be too much work.

A millennial who makes six figures said buying a home in Miami plus paying for maintenance, insuran…

Alcynna Lloyd   


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I rented a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV for the summer. It won't wow anyone, but it is reliable — with one downside.

Andrew Lambrecht and his roommates rented a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT for the summer to share. He e…

Andrew Lambrecht   


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Renting will be cheaper than buying a home for years to come, real estate firm says

"The disparity between mortgage payments and rental costs presents a substantial hurdle for aspirin…

Yuheng Zhan   


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An Iowa basic income project gives low-income residents $500 a month. They say it helps them make rent and buy food.

Iowa lawmakers recently voted to ban basic income programs. But one such program says it'll continu…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Million-dollar income households are renting — not buying — more than ever

There were about 4,500 households with incomes more than $1 million that were renting in 2022 — fou…

Lloyd Lee   


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I'm a boomer who was evicted from my apartment of 25 years. I was angry and embarrassed, but I have no choice but to keep renting.

Trina Kaye had lived in her Los Angeles apartment for over two decades when she came home one day t…

Jen Glantz   


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I'm a multimillionaire who chooses to rent rather than buy a house. I'm glad I'm not wasting money on a mortgage.

Tori Dunlap, a 29-year-old millionaire and financial expert, explains why she opts to rent rather t…

Jane Zhang   


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Millennials have been priced out of buying homes, and are venting that they can't afford rent either

TikTok is full of videos of millennials being blindsided by massive increases in rent that they can…

Lindsay Dodgson   


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Small apartments are in, and it's causing rents in new buildings to drop

However, the pace of new construction of single-family and multi-family homes has started to slow t…

Eliza Relman   


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Your landlord might be using an algorithm to raise rents. If Kamala Harris has her way, that could be banned.

Kamala Harris wants to crack down on landlords who use rent-setting algorithms to allegedly collude…

Eliza Relman   


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I had to rent my house for extra income, and it forced me to declutter. I'm happier because of it.

When I had to rent my house on Airbnb, a photographer helped me stage it. Seeing things through her…

Elana Rabinowitz   


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I bought my dream home, but the difficult process and higher cost sometimes make me wish I'd stuck with renting

An interior design whiz was excited to apply her skills to a place she owned. But buying and renova…

Jordan Pandy   


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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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Mother of 6 says San Antonio basic-income program allowed her to rent a home and buy shoes for her kids

Monique Gonzalez, 41, was able to secure housing for her six children with money from San Antonio's…

Allie Kelly   


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How 3 friends without any hospitality experience started renting out over 400 tiny homes in remote locations around the world

Adrian Chia was inspired during a vacation in Australia and partnered with two friends to develop t…

Erin Liam   


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I earn $200,000 at Google after starting my career earning under $40,000. The reality is that money does buy happiness.

Khayla McCoy earned $39,000 a year as a sessions assistant straight out of college. After several c…

Jen Glantz