Homes made in factories were supposed to save us from the housing crisis, but the companies that make them are failing

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A crane taking four 15-foot-wide by 60-foot-long modular home segments and stacking them on one on top of the other to make a new duplex in Aurora, Colorado.
A crane taking four 15-foot-wide by 60-foot-long modular home segments and stacking them one on top of the other to make a new duplex in Aurora, Colorado.

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A millennial couple who moved from Baltimore to Florida explain why they bought a $65,000 mobile home as their starter house

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Jess Carpenter with her husband, Christian, and baby, Heath, outside their mobile home in Sarasota, Florida.
Jess Carpenter with her husband, Christian, and baby, Heath, outside their mobile home in Sarasota, Florida.

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Student-loan borrowers are taking on more debt, and it's not all tuition — blame skyrocketing housing costs

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People walk by Sather Tower on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022 in Berkeley, California.
People walk by Sather Tower on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022 in Berkeley, California.

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CHART OF THE DAY: Mortgage rates will stay above 6% through 2025, Goldman Sachs says

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Austin is deeply tied to San Francisco and Miami to New York in a world of connected 'meta cities,' report finds

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Atmosphere during weekend two, day two of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Atmosphere during weekend two, day two of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Sorry, New York and San Francisco: These 4 red-state cities could be the future of America

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The skyline of Houston, Texas, at sunset.
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the US and the home to 26 Fortune 500 companies.

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Miami and El Paso are the most expensive cities for single women renters compared to men

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In an aerial view, the City of Miami skyline, where many renters reside in the apartment buildings on September 29, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
An aerial view of Miami's skyline on September 29, 2021.

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This year's housing market was the least affordable since 2013

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2023 was the least affordable housing market on record, Redfin said.

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2 derelict homes priced at 65 cents each sold for over $50,000

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1-2 Bank Bungalows Crumlin, Wales.
1-2 Bank Bungalows Crumlin, Wales.

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HENRYs are turning to a little-known and risky type of mortgage as home prices soar

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A FOR SALE sign is displayed outside a property on Madison Ave. in Toronto.
Interest-only mortgages were much more strictly regulated after the financial crisis, but now higher-income borrowers are turning to them as home prices stay high.

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