Low-income Americans wait years to get housing vouchers that are often impossible to use. Fixing the system could mean more funding and less red tape.

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Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.
Apartment buildings on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City.

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I spent an afternoon in Scottsdale, Arizona's most elite neighborhood, where homes cost up to $50 million. It felt like a private small town.

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Mansions off of a winding road on a mountain dotted with bushes and cacti in DC Ranch in Scottsdale
Business Insider's reporter took a tour of Scottsdale, Arizona's most expensive neighborhood — DC Ranch.

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12 swaps everyone should make in their living room, according to an interior designer

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Living room with gray couch
A few simple changes can instantly update a living room.

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China just unveiled the strongest remedies yet for its troubled housing market

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Apartments under construction in China
Apartments under construction in Wuhan, China.

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Chinese shoppers are buying less than they used to — but they're spending on experiences

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Crowds of people in a pedestrian shopping street during a festival.
Recent data suggests Chinese consumers are holding back.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's midcentury modern home designs are back, now in easy-to-assemble kit form

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Stanley Rosenbaum House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Stanley Rosenbaum House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Austin offers the jobs and city life of San Francisco but with Atlanta's cost of living. Here's how.

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An aerial view of Barton Springs Pool and downtown Austin, Texas.
People gather at Barton Springs Pool on June 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Airbnbs are primed to take over Miami, which is already facing a housing crunch

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A couple walks down a palm-tree lined Miami boardwalk with towering white condos in the background.
Miami, Florida.

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US home prices have soared 47% so far this decade, outpacing all of the growth seen in the 1990s and 2010s

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Home sold

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More companies would move to Miami if there were more private schools, says billionaire Miami convert Barry Sternlicht

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Barry Sternlicht
Barry Sternlicht moved Starwood Capital to Miami.

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