The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan.
People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan on an unseasonably warm day in October 2023.

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San Francisco is moving forward with its tallest-ever apartment building as California's new laws to fight the housing crisis start to pay off

Tech Insider : Economy
The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline including the Salesforce Tower are seen in this view from the bay on Monday, March 9, 2020.
The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline including the Salesforce Tower are seen in this view from the bay on Monday, March 9, 2020.

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Spiking mortgage rates are pricing poorer Americans out of the housing market – with a third of all homes bought in cash, Redfin says

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Home for sale sign
Over a third of homebuyers are choosing to pay all-cash, according to data from Redfin.

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Why a retiree planning to pay $1 million to live on a luxury cruise ship changed his mind: "Is this going to happen in my lifetime?'

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Storylines ship and cabin rendering
Mike Kasperzak, a 70-year-old retiree, asked Storylines to refund him his deposit for a $1 million condo on the MV Narrative following the startup's ongoing delays.

Storylines

They fell in love with Bali after visiting 3 years in a row. Step inside the sleek, modern home they built in the jungle.

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The exterior of the house.
The exterior of the house. It features black panels and wood accents.

Anna-Carina Tetzner

Trump's expert accountant couldn't even ballpark it when asked what he's charging for his testimony

Tech Insider : Politics
Donald Trump leaves a Manhattan courtroom where he gave all-day testimony in his civil fraud trial.
Donald Trump leaves a Manhattan courtroom after giving all-day testimony in his civil fraud trial.

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A town that became 'one giant Airbnb' is now facing a reckoning

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Two cabins in Hochatown sit on the edge of Broken Bow Lake
Hochatown, Oklahoma.

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Make America Build Again

Tech Insider : Environment
A red iron beam filling in the American flag

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Anne-Marie Griger's job is to build big things — fields of solar panels that can power a city, forests of wind turbines as tall as sequoias. But to do it, she has to start small. 

Real estate made China rich. Now it's looking more like kryptonite.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
An exterior view of Evergrande Metropolis (or Evergrande Mingdu) housing complex on December 6, 2021 in Huaian, Jiangsu Province of China.
An exterior view of the Evergrande Metropolis housing complex in Huaian, China.

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Trump's own fraud-trial expert testifies about 'glaring' problems in his financial statements — but blames the accountants

Tech Insider : Politics
Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.
Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.

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