The exclusive island where people keep giving away homes for free — even though the typical house costs $3.6 million

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Nantucket Island shoreline with classic seaside homes
Dozens of homes are physically moved each year on Nantucket, an island off the coast of Massachusetts known for well-heeled homeowners.

J. Greg Hinson, MD, www.ackdoc.com

A startup's solar-powered backyard tiny home can help power the main house — see inside its first 100 prefab ADUs starting at $279,000

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person sitting outside an ADU at Cosmic's showroom in SF
San Francisco-based startup Cosmic is selling 100 prefab ADUs starting at $279,000 each in hopes of using the profit and a recent funding round to improve its manufacturing process and decrease the cost of its tiny homes.

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Why buying a home isn't likely to get much cheaper even under Biden's housing plan

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Arizona's Democratic governor squashed an effort to make homes more affordable as Biden travels to the state to promote his housing plans

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An aerial view of new homes under construction at a housing development on June 7, 2023 in Buckeye, Arizona. Buckeye is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and is located on the fringe of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
An aerial view of new homes under construction at a housing development on June 7, 2023 in Buckeye, Arizona.

The viral 'Twitter menswear guy' just wants an affordable home in a walkable neighborhood

Tech Insider : Economy
Three Victorian homes in a row on a steep hill on Fillmore Street in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, California, August 28, 2016.
Menswear writer Derek Guy pays much more in rent than he'd like to. He says he'll likely never be able to afford to own a home.

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Gen Z is living with their parents to save money. But it's going to cost them, big time.

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A young woman standing in front of a house
Like millennials, Gen Z is living with their parents well into their 20s. But in the long run, it may not be a good idea.

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In Los Angeles, a 49-unit apartment complex is taking 17 years to complete, the result of complex laws that exacerbated California's affordable housing crisis

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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles.

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Meet America's newest mega-landlords: Google, Facebook, and Elon Musk

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For rent signs featuring logos for Google, Meta, and Tesla pop up in front of a row of gray two-story houses.
After years of running up against housing shortages, companies like Google, Meta, and Disney are taking matters into their own hands.

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Vince Toye wants to transform the American housing landscape, one affordable unit at a time

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Vince Toye leads the community-development banking and agency lending businesses for JPMorgan Chase.

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A 3D-printed home builder demolished a house before it was complete. Here's why.

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a 3d printer next to a printed wall
Zachary Mannheimer, Alquist 3D's founder, says issues like expensive materials are still preventing the construction 3D printing industry from producing cheaper homes.

Alquist 3D

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