Ken Griffin owns NYC's priciest condo. Mamdani wants to hike his property taxes — and others'.

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220 Central Park West

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A family spent $69,000 turning their garage into an apartment so their son could live rent-free while launching his startup

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The Starmer family turned their garage into a small apartment.

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The 10 best places to live in the US as a renter are all in the South

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Orlando, Florida

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  • Southern cities dominate RentCafe's top 10 list for renters in the US.
  • RentCafe analyzed housing affordability, local economies, and quality of life.
  • The South claims 41 of the top 50 cities, highlighting cost of living advantages.

Go South, young man.

I bought my 'forever home' with 3 other people. Here's how we manage our finances.

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A millennial couple is selling their home after endless repairs to become renters again: 'The whole housing market is a scam'

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Roxanne and Kristina Werner are selling their Houston home to go back to renting after three years of endless house repairs.

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Moving from LA to Colorado was supposed to be temporary; then I got pregnant. We needed the support system we have here.

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The author and her husband decided not to move back to LA after she got pregnant.

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My twin sister and I decided to buy a house together. I'm getting cold feet, but we put in an offer anyway.

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The author and her twin sister live together already and are considering buying a home together.

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We moved to a farm in rural Maine because we thought homesteading would save us money. It didn't.

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The author still keeps goats on her farm, even though she's no longer a homesteader.

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Ryan Serhant founded two apps that didn't take off but raised $45 million to help fund his third. Here's what he did differently.

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Ryan Serhant believes his new app will make day-to-day work easier for real estate agents.

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Billionaires create compounds for privacy and status — and their neighbors get richer, too

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Indian Creek, Florida.

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