Kamala Harris' $25,000 down payment assistance plan is a band-aid fix for the housing crisis, Zillow's chief economist says. 3 policies that will actually help home affordability.

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Vice President Kamala Harris waves to supporters after her speech at the Democratic National Convention last week.

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See 5 lavish homes billionaires are selling — and why some could struggle to find a buyer

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Gordon Getty, heir to the Getty fortune, listed his Greek- and Roman-inspired mansion in San Francisco for $5 million in August.

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Kanye West's gutted, abandoned Malibu mansion finally lured a buyer

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Kanye West purchased the concrete mansion in Malibu in 2021.

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A real estate investor who used the 1% rule to buy cash-flowing rentals says it has now 'vanished,' but he's sticking to his strategy

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Film composer and singer-songwriter Atif Afzal started investing in real estate in 2019.

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America's big cities are losing their one big advantage

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Cities may be crowded, dirty, loud, and expensive, but they've always offered one clear advantage over America's rural areas: more money.

A family moved to the Bay Area from Georgia for a better quality of life. They pay more than double for housing but they're happier.

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Xyndi Lomboy and her family moved to Millbrae, California, from Roswell, Atlanta. She said it's more expensive but has a better quality of life.

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Your landlord might be using an algorithm to raise rents. If Kamala Harris has her way, that could be banned.

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Brownstone apartments in Manhattan, New York City.

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26 popular cities where houses are at least $100,000 cheaper than the national median

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Lower mortgage rates should bring life into the US housing market.

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I sell multi-million dollar homes to London's super-successful. The internet has meant buyers have become much younger.

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Daniel Daggers is known online as Mr. Super Prime.

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A stretch of Florida beaches has soared from a lesser-known gem to 'the Hamptons of the South'

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Inlet Beach, Florida, is one of the communities that makes up 30A.

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