Kamala Harris has an ambitious plan to build 3 million new homes. She'll have to get through Congress and local NIMBYs first.

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris talks about her economic policy platform, including improving the cost of living for all Americans, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her housing plan during a speech about economic policy in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Obama pushed Democrats into their YIMBY era

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Former President Barack Obama speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Former President Barack Obama hailed Vice President Kamala Harris' 'bold new plan' to spur the construction of new homes.

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The deadly cost of America's housing crisis

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A house placed as bait in a bear trap

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Our homes should make us feel safe. A decent home is a refuge from the outside world, a relatively fixed point where people can drop their vigilance. Most of us need the security of home to stay balanced in the face of an unstable, sometimes frightening world.

The 2 hottest states to buy property in right now — and 3 where home price appreciation is being crippled by soaring insurance costs

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Barcelona is banning Airbnbs. Other European cities have cracked down already — with some success.

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Photo illustration of a phone with Airbnb logo.

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Tim Walz is a YIMBY. He's supported a ton of new housing that's kept rents down in Minnesota.

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris at Girard College in Philadelphia.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a series of legislation paving the way for more housing construction in the Midwestern state.

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

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly blamed high housing costs on immigrants. He's proposed deporting millions of people to address the housing crisis.

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Parisian Airbnb hosts are raking it in this summer as hotels suffer

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Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.
Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.

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Montana's housing crisis is a warning for older homeowners across the country

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A Bozeman, Montana, residential neighborhood with a view of the Bridger Mountains of the Gallatin National Forest.
A residential neighborhood in Bozeman, Montana.

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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.

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Row houses in Queens, New York.
Row houses in Queens, New York.

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