The Supreme Court just rejected an effort to get rid of rent stabilization in New York

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The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building on September 20, 2023, in New York City.
The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building on September 20, 2023, in New York City.

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Biden's top economist says the key to ending the housing crisis is giving cities and developers monetary incentives to build more affordable homes

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (L) looks on as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (L) looks on as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.

I looked at the plans for the new city proposed by Silicon Valley elites. They're really terrible.

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California Forever presents an idyllic vision of city life — but it's completely clueless about how cities actually work.

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Dow drops 388 points as US stocks suffer worst loss since March on weak economic data

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A trader at the New York Stock Exchange puts his hand on his face in September 2008.

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You may hate high interest rates and home prices, but many boomers have reason to celebrate

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell's war against inflation could be helping prop up many older Americans' wallets.

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New York City's mayor is proposing major policy changes to lower housing costs and build 100,000 new homes

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Brownstone apartment houses in Manhattan, New York, United States, on October 22, 2022.
Half of New Yorkers spend more than 30% of their income on rent as a housing shortage worsens the affordability crisis.

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Apartment prices in Zurich are skyrocketing, with property being seen as 'concrete gold'

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Zurich old town by the Limmat river on a sunny summer day in Switzerland
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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year

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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year.

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Nobody wants to leave Texas. It's fueling an economic boom.

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Texas's population growth is helping its economy thrive.

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The paradox of the American West: plenty of open land, but nowhere to build new homes

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A conveyer belt full of houses crashes into a mountain in the West.
The cost of housing in Western states is soaring. But the simple solution — build more houses — is proving difficult.

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Western states have plenty of wide open land. So why can't they build more homes?

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