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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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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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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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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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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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More and more Gen Zers are struggling to stay in work or school. With $350 monthly, a New Orleans guaranteed income program hoped to change that.
New Orleans gave 125 young people $350 a month, no strings attached. Participants used the money to…
Allie Kelly
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A Gen Z left a $70,000 salary in the US and moved to Thailand without a job. He says he's better off financially and happier in Bangkok.
Myles Simms-Aur quit his job and moved to Thailand from Maryland last year. He said he can save mon…
John Towfighi
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A Gen Xer quit a $110,000 salary job in DC for one in Germany that pays less than half. He says he's more financially stable and happier now.
Kobi Smith moved to Germany after a career as an attorney in Washington, DC. He works at Popeyes an…
John Towfighi
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A Gen Zer who moved from Boston to New York City says the higher cost of living is worth it for the better life experience
A Gen Zer who moved from Boston to New York City last year shares why the Big Apple's higher costs …
Jacob Zinkula
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Meet the millionaires next door
Six millionaires explain the lifestyles and philosophies that helped them grow their net worths fro…
Noah Sheidlower
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A New York City Airbnb host was shut down under the short-term rental law. He's now renting his basement illegally on Facebook and making crucial income after he was laid off.
A couple in Astoria, Queens, rented out their basement on Airbnb for years. New city regulations ha…
Eliza Relman
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75 artists received $9,000 each in a basic income trial. The cash helped a yarn guru to buy a house and a new car.
Fiber artist Tori Hanna used the $500 a month to replace her damaged car, cover debts and bills, an…
Theron Mohamed
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A Gen Zer who moved to Indianapolis, where she pays less than $1,700 in rent, shares the pros of living in 'a big city with small-town charm.'
Milan Ball moved to Indianapolis in 2022. She pays less than $1,700 in rent, landed a job there, an…
Madison Hoff
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A veteran baby boomer retired in Germany before relocating to South Korea. He says the healthcare is affordable and he can travel easily.
Danny Keay, 60, initially retired in Germany but later moved to South Korea. He prefers the healthc…
John Towfighi
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A family moved to the Bay Area from Georgia for a better quality of life. They pay more than double for housing but they're happier.
Xyndi and Eric Lomboy have been happier since they moved to California, even though their housing c…
John Towfighi
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Illinois is launching a basic income pilot for 400 families in the child welfare system in the hopes of reducing maltreatment
Illinois' guaranteed basic income program will give no-strings-attached cash to families in the chi…
Allie Kelly
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A boomer living off Social Security is worried she'll lose lower student-loan payments through Biden's new plan: 'It seems like a war on the old and the poor'
Sue, 70, has $84,000 in student loans, and the SAVE plan helped her manage her payments. Now that i…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Gen Xer with a 6-figure salary and over $315,000 in debt can't afford a home: 'This country has failed us'
Shirin Tajani works two jobs, six days a week, but can't keep up with her student loan and credit c…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Don't get your hopes up about the housing market
The Federal Reserve appears poised to cut interest rates in September. But the move might not help …
Eliza Relman
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Social Security won't save you
Baby boomers who struggled to save for retirement say that relying on Social Security doesn't cut i…