Joe Biden wants more people to start living in empty offices

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The exterior of 160 Water Street, a former office building that's undergoing full reconstruction to hold almost 600 apartments at market price.
160 Water Street in lower Manhattan is being converted into almost 600 apartments.

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NYC's famous Flatiron Building will be converted into luxury residences after sitting empty for years

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A view of the Flatiron Building and the Flatiron Plaza on July 16, 2017 in New York City.
A view of the Flatiron Building and the Flatiron Plaza on July 16, 2017 in New York City.

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Home prices are dropping in Las Vegas. Here are 5 of the cheapest homes for sale right now — all under $300K.

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Las Vegas, Nevada.
There are some affordable homes in Las Vegas, Nevada right now, as prices have fallen over the last year.

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I live in a tiny home mansion and fell in love with it — it's the only way I could afford to live in California

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Stacey Murphy said she has no regrets about her choice to build a tiny home.
Stacey Murphy, 55, says she has no regrets about her choice to build what she calls a "tiny mansion."

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Don't expect house prices to fall this winter, says Goldman Sachs economist

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House prices won't fall this winter, says David Mericle.

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China's troubled property giant Country Garden has reportedly defaulted on a bond payment

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A residential building of Country Garden in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province.
A residential building of Country Garden in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province.

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Buying a home has become way too complicated

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Among a tangle of jungle plants and vines, a lane of houses appears, with eager real estate agents stand in front of the doorways. And the lane narrows, the horizons depicts the houses fragmenting, a lone orange house surviving in the large expanse of a starry night sky.
Two decades after companies like Zillow and Trulia revolutionized home search, the rest of the process remains pretty much the same.

The founder of Chinese property developer Evergrande — who was once Asia's second-richest person — is no longer a billionaire

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Hui Ka Yan
China Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan.

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Dov Charney is fighting over his Silver Lake mansion in bankruptcy court. Only problem: The court can't get rid of squatters like Milo Yiannopoulos and Ye's hanger-ons.

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Dov Charney (left), Milo Yiannopoulos (center), and Ian Connor (right).
Ousted American Apparel founder Dov Charney (left), alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos (center), and rapper Ian Connor (right) have all been served motions for turnover of possession of the historic Garbutt House in Silver Lake, California, as part of Charney's bankruptcy proceedings.

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They built a small house in rural Thailand for $22,500. They don't have debt, but that doesn't mean the lifestyle is easy.

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The completed tiny house exterior.
The exterior of Ryan and Damo's home.

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