A boomer moved from coastal Florida to a mobile home in a small Vermont town. She said she 'couldn't get out of Florida fast enough.'

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Montpelier, Vermont.
Montpelier, Vermont.

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A boomer moved from Silicon Valley to a small city in Texas' Hill Country. He said the people are friendlier and his community is much more peaceful.

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Bill Ross and his wife
Bill Ross and his wife moved to Boerne, TX.

Bill Ross

Real-estate agents may be forced to charge home buyers less, thanks to a new $1.8 billion verdict

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A judge's gavel and a house.
Beyond the eye-popping damages, a recent verdict against the National Association of Realtors and the country's biggest brokerages could also fundamentally change how we buy and sell homes.

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On Tuesday afternoon at a courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri, the collective nightmare of the real-estate industry became reality.

See how a couple transformed a $95,000 haunted Victorian mansion in Michigan into a colorful, maximalist wonderland

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A side by side image: Left: a small white dog lays on a blue couch in a room painted green with a stuffed white peacock and many framed paintings. Right: A woman with blond hair smiling.
Michelle Carder, right, has spent $250,000 transforming her dated Victorian into a colorful home in Michigan.

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Americans now need to earn a record $115,000 to afford a typical home - up more than 50% since the pandemic

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Income required for median US home
Income required for median US home

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I left Houston for a small Texas town. Now I own a house, my kids like it more, I feel safer, and my neighbors are like family.

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Quiana Darling and her sons.
Quiana Darling and her sons in their home.

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A Gen Z worker in Spain spends just 5% of his income each month after years of planning. He explains how he does it and how others can increase their savings.

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Santiago Puértolas
Santiago Puértolas saves 95% of his monthly income, but it took him over seven years to plan how to do so.

Santiago Puértolas

The 10 states with the most single homeowners

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There are over 35 million Americans that buy homes without a partner or spouse.

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2 millennials who have bought a combined 22 properties with friends and family explain how they got into real estate without waiting on a spouse

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Kristina Modares and Steph Douglass founded Open House Austin.
Kristina Modares and Steph Douglass founded Open House Austin.

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This Gen Zer bought and remodeled two homes by the time she turned 25. Her latest renovation was inspired by TikTok — see inside.

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Katie Harris in front of her Tulsa home.
Katie Harris in front of her Tulsa home.

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