Yes in my backyard: Democrats are changing their tune on housing policy

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Kamala Harris' platform calls for building 3 million homes in her first term to help alleviate the housing crisis. It's what YIMBYs have been waiting for.

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Canada's bold plan to make housing more affordable is showing signs of working — and could be a model for the US

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The exterior of a multiplex that is being built as multiple units, that combined together will be a condo, along Mortimer Ave. in Toronto.
The exterior of a multiplex with two townhouses and a basement suite in Toronto.

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NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that's done so far is make hotels more expensive.

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Why buying a home isn't likely to get much cheaper even under Biden's housing plan

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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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Here are top experts' biggest predictions for the US housing market in 2024

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Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.
Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.

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The 'tide turns' in the housing market as asking rents fall by the most in nearly 4 years

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Houses with a 'for rent' sign in front of them

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Mortgage rates are sinking, but don't try to time the housing market by waiting for them to fall further, BofA exec says

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In this March 15, 2021 file photo, a sold sign stands in front of new home under construction in Houston. Mortgage rates remained near historic lows this week, Thursday, June 10.

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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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Housing market competition cools off, opening up more inventory and slowing down prices

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ADUs are popping up in Seattle backyards like these.

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