Gen Z might be the luckiest homebuying generation. Here's where they're scooping up homes.

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Indianapolis, Indiana.
A SmartAsset analysis found that Gen Z bought homes in 2023 at the fastest rate in Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.

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JD Vance has the most to lose if Kamala Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz could prove to be an effective messenger against Ohio Sen. JD Vance as a Democratic vice-presidential candidate.

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JD Vance is faltering in the Midwest, a big problem for the GOP

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Ohio Sen. JD Vance was first elected to office in 2022.

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I've been to 48 states, but there's one US city I want to visit every summer

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Chicago can be absolutely beautiful in the summer.

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7 cities that pay people to move there, including one that offers up to $10,000 in cash to new residents

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A couple walks in downtown Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Biden is lagging in key swing states. But white non-college voters are keeping him afloat in Wisconsin.

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President Joe Biden waves to the audience after speaking in Superior, Wis., on January 25, 2024.

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We're millennial brothers and business partners who left San Francisco's tech bubble for the Midwest manufacturing scene. We never would have been able to afford to launch our startup in California.

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John Yuksel (left) and Matine Yuksel moved from San Francisco to Dubuque, Iowa in 2020. The brothers and business partners now live in Cincinnati.

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I shopped at Costco in the Midwest and New York City. Here are the most surprising differences I noticed.

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Talia Lakritz at Costco in New York City.
The author at Costco in New York City.

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Many cities are fighting the urban 'doom loop' by turning empty offices into 24/7 social districts

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A view of The Strat Hotel & Casino & Tower from downtown Las Vegas.

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Meet the typical Midwest mover, a Gen Zer from California who's paying under $1,500 a month in rent

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Aerial view of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.
Aerial view of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

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