Beijing is unlikely to rescue Evergrande's offshore creditors because it could make things worse at home

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A man walks past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on January 29, 2024.
A man walks past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on January 29, 2024.

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I was thrilled to live in a tiny home. But it got too expensive, and now I'm moving out.

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Elizabeth Illing and her daughter in their one-bedroom tiny home in Austin.

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American's housing shortage won't be solved for years to come

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2024 will be a strong year for new construction, but not enough still to to fix the inventory shortage.

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A conservative fix for the housing crisis is making homes cheaper and more abundant in Texas

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Townhouses and homes in Houston's Montrose neighborhood Monday, March 28, 2016, in Houston.
Newer townhouses next to older homes in Houston's Montrose neighborhood in Houston in 2016.

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There may be little to recover in the $300 billion Evergrande debt saga

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Aerial photo shows a Evergrande Real Estate community in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Oct 1, 2023.
An Evergrande Real Estate community in China's Jiangsu province.

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Evergrande, the massive Chinese real estate developer with $300 billion in debt, is ordered to liquidate by a Hong Kong court

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Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 28, 2023. On August 28, 2023.
Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 28, 2023. On August 28, 2023.

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The frozen housing market may be starting to thaw

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The frozen housing market is showing signs of thawing.

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It's not just you: It's getting harder and harder to find cheap rent across the US

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A for rent sign advertising a row house in northeast Capitol Hill, is pictured on Monday, August 26, 2019, in Washington D.C.
A for rent sign advertising a row house in northeast Capitol Hill, is pictured on Monday, August 26, 2019, in Washington D.C.

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The real estate market is a 'slow moving train wreck' as experts warn of a looming $700 billion default

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Manhattan skyline

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More than 12 million Americans are spending at least half their entire paycheck on rent, Harvard study says

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New York City.

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