New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market

Tech Insider : Economy
An aerial view of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
New York City's home vacancy rate is just 1.4%, its lowest in over 50 years.

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Low-income Americans wait years to get housing vouchers that are often impossible to use. Fixing the system could mean more funding and less red tape.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.
Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.

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A New Jersey homebuilder who pays his workers over $100,000 wants young people to know construction can be a lucrative career that doesn't require college — and businesses are desperate to hire

Tech Insider : Economy
A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day in Latham, N.Y.
A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Latham, N.Y.

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Take a look at the revolutionary housing developments Canada's First Nations are building on ancestral land

Tech Insider : Economy
Aerial rendering of the future Sen̓áḵw development in downtown Toronto
The Sen̓áḵw development in central Vancouver

Courtesy of the Squamish Nation

I spent over $1 million on a Victorian house that hadn't been touched in 70 years. It was crumbling and rotting, but I have no regrets.

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Natalie Glaze has spent over a year renovating her dream Victorian house in London — and the project is still ongoing.
Natalie Glaze has spent over a year renovating her dream Victorian house in London — and the project is still ongoing.

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It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses

Tech Insider : Economy
One of four smaller homes built on a single lot (right), adjacent to a 5-bedroom single-family home on a similar lot in Austin, Texas.
A five-bedroom single-family home, left, and one of four smaller homes built on a similar lot in Austin.

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NASA is investigating where a chunk of metal that smashed into a Florida house came from

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The International Space Station (ISS) photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, October 4, 2018.
The object may have come from the International Space Station.

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Canada's First Nations are building the densest neighborhood in the country by reclaiming their ancestral land and defying NIMBYs

Tech Insider : Economy
A rendering of the Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver, Canada.
A rendering of the Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver, Canada.

Courtesy of the Squamish Nation

A 71-year-old Californian explains why she's one of many boomers reluctant to sell their large homes and downsize — and it has nothing to do with money

Tech Insider : Economy
The Oakland skyline is seen from this aerial view in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 8, 2023.
The Oakland skyline is seen from this aerial view in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 8, 2023.

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The South is booming, beating out the West as the fastest-growing region in the country again last year

Tech Insider : Economy
Atlanta, Georgia, Ansley Park, mansion with city skyline behind.
Atlanta mansion with city skyline behind.

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