Landlords have a secret weapon in the war over high rents

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How landlords use algorithms to jack up your rent.
Big-time apartment owners have a secret weapon: a software that helps property managers to help them set rents and juice their profits

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People pay up to $2,700 a month to live with 27 roommates in a NYC townhouse — see inside

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Cohabs is a Belgian-founded co-living company with 14 locations in New York.
Cohabs is a Belgian-founded coliving company with 14 locations in New York.

Pierre Jampy

Miami shows how a new kind of gentrification is coming to US cities

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Miami Beach, Florida, St. Tropez Oceanfront Condominium with view.
Traditionally lower-income neighborhoods in Miami that are further inland and more elevated are seeing "climate gentrification" as higher-income people move in.

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I live with my 4 kids, husband, and aunt in a 2-bedroom apartment in LA. We can't find a bigger place, so we make it work.

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The author, left, redecorated her crowded LA apartment.

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The exclusive island where people keep giving away homes for free — even though the typical house costs $3.6 million

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Nantucket Island shoreline with classic seaside homes
Dozens of homes are physically moved each year on Nantucket, an island off the coast of Massachusetts known for well-heeled homeowners.

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Interior designers share 5 bathroom trends that will be in this spring and 2 that will be out

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Bathroom with wooden paneled wall next to white tub, deep-green tiles with shelving along wall, and a marble sink
Interior designers shared the bathroom trends that will be popular and those that could fade away this spring.

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I profited $1.4 million last year as an Airbnb Superhost. Here's how I'm using real estate to achieve financial freedom.

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Syed Lateef runs his Airbnb business in Chicago.

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I'm no longer embarrassed to have roommates at 37. Splitting rent hasn't even been the best part.

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I decided to move in with two roommates at 37.

Cat Thompson

If you want a preview of China's economic collapse, just look at Japan

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A Japanese flag on top of Mount Figi and the Chinese flag laying close to it
Japan's recent success stems from a decadeslong effort to reboot the economy. That will be nearly impossible for Beijing to re-create.

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Japan's long-comatose economy is finally showing proof of life.

A boomer who moved from California to Florida started a Facebook group to help friends make similar moves. 300,000 members later, guiding Californians to new states is his full-time job.

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Leaving California
Terry Gilliam leads a Facebook group called Leaving California.

Terry Gilliam

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