One of the pandemic's biggest booms has finally gone bust

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Construction worker holding a lumber arrow on their shoulder; the lumber arrow is teetering up and down
Supply and demand were the culprits when lumber prices were soaring during the pandemic, and they've helped fuel the tumble, too.

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The US cities where renters are struggling the most

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A small home sits next to a larger home in Naples, Florida, which has one of the highest rates of cost-burdened renters in the country.
Naples, Florida, has one of the highest rates of cost-burdened renters in the country.

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America has a serious ugly home problem

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Older man looking with disgust at a row of nearly identical houses
The nagging discontent with the aesthetic of new homes reveals big problems with how they're built — and even larger flaws in the American dream itself.

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A look inside Jackie Kennedy Onassis' luxurious homes, from sprawling estates to full-floor apartments

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Jackie Kennedy walks down the steps from her new home in Georgetown.
Jackie Kennedy walks down the steps from her new home in Georgetown.

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Real-estate agents are now TV stars as big as the homes they sell, according to 2 men who saw potential 20 years ago

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Ryan Serhant and a group of agents have a standing meeting in a luxury penthouse with floor-to-ceiling windows
Ryan Serhant and his team of agents want to become the No. 1 real estate firm in New York City in their new Netflix show.

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Ryan Serhant wants to capture his bad days on camera and show how luxury real-estate is hard

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Ryan Serhant
Ryan Serhant has starred on television for over a decade.

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It took a woman 3 years and cost her $200K to kick a tenant out of her LA home. She says she cried when she saw the bloody mess he left.

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An image provided to Business Insider appears to show a human dummy alongside packets of zip ties in Alison Weinsweig's apartment.
An image provided to Business Insider appears to show a human dummy alongside packets of zip ties in Alison Weinsweig's apartment.

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Marilyn Monroe's Los Angeles home has been saved from demolition. Here's what it looks like today.

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Marilyn Monroe's former home is safe for now.

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A Hawaii judge ordered the demolition of a house after a California woman bought a vacant plot, only to discover the building on her land

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A house being demolished
The judge ordered PJ's Construction to pay for the house's demolition. [The photo is for illustrative purposes only and does not show the house in question.]

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A shower just for your dog is the new home status symbol

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A puppy spa room in a Highland Homes house that has a dog wash station.
A puppy spa within a Highland Homes property, complete with a dog wash station.

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