Today's parents have to pay $3.4 million to fund the American Dream for themselves and their kids

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Housing keeps getting less affordable – and the math only improved in one major city this year, says Redfin

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Redfin expects mortgage rates to dip next year.

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A Gen Xer making $344,000 secretly working 3 jobs got laid off from 2 of them. He said that's exactly why he was overemployed.

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A 48-year-old said secretly working three remote jobs provided him valuable job security (Worker in story not pictured).

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Shoppers are worried about the economy so they're 'doom spending' to make themselves feel better

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Consumers worried about the economy are turning to "doom spending" to cope, according to a report from Intuit Credit Karma.

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Japan has a glut of 8.5 million akiya, empty 'ghost houses' left to rot. Now Airbnb wants to fill them with tourists.

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Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.
Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.

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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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People are leaving Texas over rising costs, partisan politics, and a sense of disenchantment

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The Texas state capitol building in Austin.

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Housing market affordability will improve in 2024 as home prices fall amid more inventory, Morgan Stanley's chief US economist says

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Aerial view of a residential area with houses in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.
Aerial view of a residential area with houses in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.

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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 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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People in Missouri, Ohio, Michigan and other Midwestern states will have the highest heating bills this winter — here's why

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Cars covered in snow are seen during a winter storm in Chicago, Illinois, United States on January 31, 2021.
Cars covered in snow are seen during a winter storm in Chicago, Illinois, United States on January 31, 2021.

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