Real estate's biggest wealth gaps aren't where you'd expect

Tech Insider : Business
Aerial view of a summer day with the skyline of the Loop Area of Chicago Illinois
New York City.

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10 US cities where home values are actually increasing

Tech Insider : Business
Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston, South Carolina.

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A semi-retired boomer's Florida house doubled in value in 7 years, so she sold it and downsized to travel more

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Barbara White, 72, standing outside the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Barbara White, 72, on a recent trip to Paris, France.

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Real estate tech startup Digs raised $19 million to build AI that makes home construction easier. Read its pitch deck.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Digs cofounders by Frackiewicz and Ryan Fink, wearing black clothes with the company's logo.
Digs cofounders by Frackiewicz and Ryan Fink.

Digs

Forget wedding registries — many newlyweds would rather you help pay their mortgage

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Ali and Aislyn Benjamin, posing with their dog on their wedding day.
Ali and Aislyn Benjamin, posing with their dog on their wedding day.

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4 homeowners tell us why they built an extra tiny home on their property instead of moving

Tech Insider : Business
The front of the Benjamin's ADU.
The front of the Benjamin's ADU.

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5 home-staging mistakes that could cost you a home sale, according to an interior designer

Tech Insider : Business
A headshot of Claire Zinnecker.
Claire Zinnecker.

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A couple built a $500,000 ADU in their parents' backyard to afford living in California. It has its pros and cons.

Tech Insider : Business
The Benjamin's on a couch inside fo their home.
The Benjamins and their dog.

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There's a worrying glut of new homes languishing on the market

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Newly-built houses in Charlotte, North Carolina.
There were 121,000 new unsold homes in July 2025, according to recent data from the US Census and US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Want to live in 10 of the most popular school districts? Be ready to pay double — or quadruple — the price.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Kids in line for the school bus.
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