Buying a home has become way too complicated

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Among a tangle of jungle plants and vines, a lane of houses appears, with eager real estate agents stand in front of the doorways. And the lane narrows, the horizons depicts the houses fragmenting, a lone orange house surviving in the large expanse of a starry night sky.
Two decades after companies like Zillow and Trulia revolutionized home search, the rest of the process remains pretty much the same. The next big change: a race to create "the Amazon of real estate."

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Buying a home has never been simple. Sites like Zillow and Trulia can make it easier to search for houses online, but even if you find the right home, that's just the start. To

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The biggest career mistakes to avoid from ex-Microsoft VP of HR

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A former VP of HR at Microsoft, Chris Williams, shares the 4 career mistakes you should avoid making.

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  • Chris Williams is the former VP of HR at Microsoft. 
  • He writes about the mistakes people often make in their careers. 
  • Williams advises against asking for a raise, staying after a PIP, and other career-jeopardizing mistakes. 

Chris Williams is the former VP of HR at

Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau's firing is still a mystery, but some ex-staff say kegs and cash-fueled weekend trips were common

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Disgraced Planet Fitness CEO gestures upward with his right hand, his eyes jubilant. A falling white arrow crosses his chest. Next to him are two yellow starbursts. One shows a stack of one hundred dollar bills. The other is a keg with red solo cups faced on top.
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  • When Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau was fired, it was a surprise to nearly everyone.
  • But former employees tell Insider Rondeau's behavior raised eyebrows among some at headquarters.
  • Former staff say he kept a keg in his office and had assistants withdraw thousands in cash from his personal account for travel.

When Chris Rondeau, ten-year CEO of Planet Fitness, was fired

China's crackdown on Foxconn, one of Apple's biggest suppliers, shows Beijing is willing to sacrifice its economy for political power

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Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn.
Terry Gou, the founder of Foxconn.

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  • China has launched investigations into Taiwan's Foxconn over its land use in mainland China.
  • Experts say the move against the key Apple supplier may be politically motivated.
  • The inquiries show Beijing prioritizes politics over the economy, an expert in Chinese politics said.

Even Foxconn, China's largest private-sector employer

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I reached $3M in revenue in 3 years as an Amazon delivery partner. Here are 4 things I did to boost my employees' morale after our hardest quarter ever.

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I moved my family from California to Texas 2 years ago. A friend warned me we would hate it — 6 months later, other families followed us.

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Jian Jiao left the Bay Area after 10 years to move to Austin.

Jian Jiao

  • Jian Jiao left the Bay Area in 2021 and moved his family to Austin, Texas.
  • Jiao was the first of his friends to move but now worries Austin will become like San Francisco.
  • He warns about extreme weather and says Austin property isn't as cheap as he'd expected.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jian Jiao, the