The key to happiness might be living within walking distance of a coffee shop

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Circus Cooperative Cafe is an employee-owned coffee shop, at 31 Putnam Avenue in Cambridge, MA.
Circus Cooperative Cafe is an employee-owned coffee shop in Cambridge, MA.

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Millennials have become their own worst enemy in the housing market

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A millennial couple moving into their new home.
A millennial couple moving into their new home.

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A 3D-printed home builder demolished a house before it was complete. Here's why.

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Zachary Mannheimer, Alquist 3D's founder, says issues like expensive materials are still preventing the construction 3D printing industry from producing cheaper homes.

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See inside a 3D-printed tiny home being built to help address LA's housing crisis

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rendering of Solar Futures House
Woodbury University School of Architecture is 3D printing the exterior walls of its 425-square-foot tiny home, dubbed the Solar Futures House, as shown in its rendering.

Woodbury University School of Architecture

How much the typical first-time home buyer puts toward a down payment and where they get the money

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The typical first-time homebuyer's down payment is less than 10% in the US.

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Americans ditched big cities during the pandemic. Now many are regretting it.

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A keychain containing a house, sad face and covid virus.
The dream of owning a home with a yard in the suburbs is turning out to be disappointing.

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New York City will pay homeowners up to $395,000 to build an extra dwelling in their garage or basement to help ease the housing shortage

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An ADU model in New York City.
An Ecological Living Module, a 22-square-meter "tiny house", is displayed at the United Nations headquarters in New York, July 16, 2018.

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The best evidence yet that banning Airbnbs will make rent go down

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The Airbnb logo transforms into simple line drawing of a house with two windows and a front door
A new study found that an Airbnb ban in Irvine, California lead to rent price decreases.

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Joe Biden wants more people to start living in empty offices

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The exterior of 160 Water Street, a former office building that's undergoing full reconstruction to hold almost 600 apartments at market price.
160 Water Street in lower Manhattan is being converted into almost 600 apartments.

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New York City has lost 100,000 apartments because people in rich neighborhoods keep combining units

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Townhouses on the Upper West Side of New York City.
Townhouses on the Upper West Side of New York City.

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