We're a couple in our 30s who dreamed of building a tiny home. My parents had concerns, so we made a pitch deck to convince them.

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Simone Solazzo, left, and Anne Leijdekkers, right, showing their presentation
The couple gave Anne Leijdekkers's family a presentation about their tiny-home move.

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Mortgage rates are back below 6%, the lowest since 2022

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A 'new home for sale' sign is displayed in front of a newly built residential area in Rockville, Maryland.
Mortgage rates have dropped sharply from a year ago.

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A 3-fund portfolio, a no-kid lifestyle, and a 'die with zero' mindset: How one NYC couple is retiring in their 40s

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Financially independent couple Josette Chang and Alexander Nathanson

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NYC's outgoing planner says Mamdani's proposed rent freeze must avoid 'pushing buildings into distress'

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Director of the New York City Department of Planning, Dan Garodnick, speaking into a microphone.

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Three generations moved in next door and formed a 'family compound.' It's helping them avoid assisted living.

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Lauuren McCadney and family
Lauren McCadney and her family moved to be closer to each other.

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Lauren McCadney had always wanted to live next door to friends or family. In her late 50s, she finally made that happen, though not the way she'd planned.

I needed my dad's help to buy my first home and to stay afloat after a layoff. An early transfer of generational wealth is essential.

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a family of four poses on the steps of their house
Arran Skinner and his family.

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She makes six figures as an artist. It's still a grind to get by in NYC.

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Courtney Kinnare

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A couple of years out of college and in the midst of a pandemic, Courtney Kinnare took several big risks. The Californian quit her job in sustainable packaging design in Los Angeles, became a full-time artist, and moved to New York City.

Trump's surprising new source for 'affordability' ideas

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Trump collage with bills and a credit card

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Head of LA homeless nonprofit charged with pocketing millions, splurging on luxuries including a Hermès jacket and a trip to Vegas

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California governor urges cities to 'take back the streets' from homeless
Alexander Soofer, manager of an LA-based housing program, is being charged with wire fraud and pocketing $10 million in public funds.

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Trump's Davos speech put affordability front and center. Here's what the data says.

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Trump arriving in Switzerland, where he focused his Davos speech on affordability.

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