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Hello, readers. Hallam Bullock here, Insider's newsletter editor, reporting from London.

When we caught up last week, I asked to hear your thoughts about a CEO who appeared to laud an employee who sold their family dog in order to meet expectations at work. 

Lumber prices fall toward multi-year lows as pending home sales slump and industry searches for supply balance

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A man loads pieces of two-by-four wood onto his cart in the lumber section at a home improvement store on August 16, 2022 in Alhambra, California.

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The wild swings in US rental prices are finally easing as apartment rents stabilize around $1,500, listing service says

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Listings for apartment rentals in Miami, Florida, on the Zumper website.
Listings for apartment rentals in Miami, Florida, on the Zumper website.

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Half of households in New York City don't make the $100,000 or more needed to afford living there

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Easter food distribution with Food Bank NYC at Queensbridge Houses on April 04, 2023 in Queens, New York.
Easter food distribution with Food Bank NYC at Queensbridge Houses on April 04, 2023 in Queens, New York.

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A Michigan couple paid off their $200,000 mortgage in 4 years. They broke down how they did it to find financial freedom and build up their kids' college funds.

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Andy and Nicole Hill, who paid off their mortgage in four years, with their two kids.

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Americans are still moving to Florida. They might regret it.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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A Maine senator lays out why everyone should be a YIMBY: Building more housing could bring families extra income and help solve the labor shortage

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Angus King attended a press conference at Pepperell Mill Campus in Biddeford where a solar panel project was announced Friday, July 27, 2018.
Angus King attended a press conference at Pepperell Mill Campus in Biddeford where a solar panel project was announced Friday, July 27, 2018.

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Real-estate agents are about to get slammed, big-time

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As home sales slow down and inventory gets tighter, real-estate agents are about to find out who's in it for the long haul and who will get washed out.

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Many won't survive the housing crunch

Housing stocks are surging after data shows new home construction jumped in March

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A worker makes repairs to a home under construction in Newark, California.
Housing starts for single-family homes rose 2.7% in March 2023.

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Montana Republicans are appealing to anti-California sentiment to pass a slew of bipartisan pro-housing policies

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Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) joins President Donald Trump at a
Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) joins President Donald Trump at a "Make America Great Again" rally at the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport on November 3, 2018 in Belgrade, Montana.

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