How fast each state's population grew or shrank last year, mapped

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South Carolina
South Carolina's population grew the most from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, among states and Washington, DC.

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It may (finally) be easier to buy a home this year

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It was supposed to be the year that America's real estate market came back to life — until it wasn't.

Alexander bros' sex-trafficking trial opens with claims they 'celebrated' rapes and an accuser's harrowing testimony

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Oren and Tal Alexander.
Oren and Tal Alexander were among the nation's top real estate brokers before their 2024 arrest.

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I live and work in 2 different cities. Commuting over 300 miles is great for my social life, productivity, and career.

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Christine Ma-Kellams

Real estate's biggest wealth gaps aren't where you'd expect

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New York City.

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I make an extra $925 a month by renting out parking spaces. It's the easiest source of passive income I've found.

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Nick Copland and his wife, Shannan.

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I moved to Thailand to recover from burnout. Living here has been harder — and better — than I expected.

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Andre Neveling swimming in a rooftop bar with Bangkok, Thailand in the background.
Andre Neveling moved to Thailand on a digital nomad visa; he was seeking a reset.

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I got laid off from my tech job and retired in France at 69. Starting over is hard, but I love my life here.

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A side-by-side photo of Sandy Adam and another picture of Paris.
Sandy Adam.

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See the 50,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion at the center of a billion-dollar bankruptcy

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This photo shows the brick and carved-limestone front exterior and the grounds of the 1907 Crocker-McMillin mansion in Mahwah, New Jersey.
The 1907 Crocker-McMillin mansion -- modeled after a Jacobean-Age English estate -- in all its slate-shingled and carved-limestone glory.

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Robotaxis are in a literal land grab moment

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Overview shot of robotaxi depot in Dallas
Voltera, a charging infrastructure company, is picking up real estate property to prepare for the robotaxi boom.

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