Commercial real estate investment plummeted to the lowest level since 2012 last year

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Investment in US commercial real estate dropped by 52% last year, CBRE says.

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As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets

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Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.
Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.

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Single HENRYs are fleeing West Coast cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Sunbelt, study finds

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A home for sale in Austin, Texas, in October, 2023.
A home for sale in Austin, Texas, in October, 2023.

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A 70-year-old who finally found a solution to a lifetime of loneliness says the friendships he's made are worth the cost

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Rick Grossman, 70, joined a senior village to help with his loneliness.

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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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Ryanair is buying up houses near its Dublin HQ to rent out to cabin crew while the city battles a severe housing crisis

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.

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The global cities with the best quality of life show how dire the affordability crisis is

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People relax on a Sunday at Lake Zurich during the coronavirus pandemic on July 12, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Zurich, Switzerland is the sixth-most liveable city in the world, according to an Economist Intelligence ranking, but it's also one of the most expensive.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the Supreme Court to make it easier to clear homeless encampments. Advocates say that will make the crisis worse.

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Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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The US housing market has ended a 9-month streak of price gains

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US home prices have ended a nine-month streak of gains.

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Minneapolis is giving people $500 a month and recipients say the no-strings-attached cash is helping them fight soaring housing costs

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Volunteers in Minneapolis load donations for unhoused residents onto trucks in December 2019.
Volunteers in Minneapolis load donations for unhoused residents onto trucks in December 2019.

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