4 of the most competitive rental markets in the country added virtually no new apartments in 2023. It shows the housing crisis isn't going away.

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A "for rent" sign is posted in front of a home on December 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

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A huge wave of housing inventory hit the market in February as the 'lock-in' effect eases

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A row of homes in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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I'm a millennial mom who's visited 57 countries with my kids thanks to many income streams, including $4,000 a month blogging and extra cash from flipping homes

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Karen Edwards, her husband, and her children in London.

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After 11 years as a digital nomad, living in 60 countries, I'm settling in Mexico. It fits my lifestyle and business goals.

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Hannah Dixon applied for residency in Austria and was denied before moving to Mexico.

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I had the opportunity to move from Chicago to Texas on Facebook's dime. I got nervous and backed out — a decision I now regret.

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A.W. has lived in Chicago, Illinois for nine years. She told Business Insider she regrets not moving to Texas when she had the chance.

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See how badly your home could be hit by heat, wind, and bad air over the next 30 years

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Homes are surrounded by floodwaters from 2017's Tropical Storm Harvey, in Spring, Texas.

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One way to help American homebuyers? Do what the Dutch do.

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Dutch-style mortgages offer something American mortgages don't: automatically lower interest rates as the loan is paid off.

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The homes your real-estate agent doesn't want you to see

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Real-estate agent commissions have barely budged over decades. Critics blame a shady practice known as "steering."

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China's property crisis could get even uglier. This time, a state-backed developer is the one raising concerns.

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Workers inside the construction site of a residential project developed by Vanke in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province.
Workers inside the construction site of a residential project developed by Vanke in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province.

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It's hard to use printers to build houses. This startup says it's found a solution — by creating a 3D printed home starter kit.

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On Tuesday, construction-tech startup Icon announced a collection of new 3D printing tech: a multi-story printer, a "low-carbon" concrete printing mix, a digital catalog of home designs, and an AI home designer.

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