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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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Kids in line for the school bus.
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Boomer homeowners aren't as well off as you may think

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Two older people sit at their kitchen table calculating numbers.
Many older households are having a harder time affording housing.

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A millennial couple is selling their home after endless repairs to become renters again: 'The whole housing market is a scam'

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Roxanne and Kristina Werner
Roxanne and Kristina Werner are selling their Houston home to go back to renting after three years of endless house repairs.

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Hallways are disappearing from America's homes

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Many of America's newly built homes have fewer hallways.

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American homes just aren't what they used to be.

A millennial transformed a house into her pink '90s dream home with a movie theater and arcade. Now she has to sell.

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Kate Gabrielle in her home.
Kate Gabrielle in the living room of her pink-filled home.

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Some homeowners are doing surprisingly badly, even as their homes grow more valuable than ever

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A home for sale in Belmont, North Carolina.
A home for sale in Belmont, North Carolina.

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