Luxury homes are more expensive than ever as the wealthy buck high mortgage rates

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Luxury homebuyers aren't bothered by mortgage rates.

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China rolls out fresh property relief measures to stem the fallout from Evergrande's meltdown

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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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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the Supreme Court to make it easier to clear homeless encampments. Advocates say that will make the crisis worse.

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Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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The office meltdown will result in $1 trillion of losses, real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht says

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Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO, Starwood Capital Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 3, 2022.

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I'm a Canadian who's lived in NYC and Toronto. Quality of life is better in Canada, but I still prefer the US.

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The author (not pictured) is Canadian and has enjoyed living in the US.

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The US housing market has ended a 9-month streak of price gains

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US home prices have ended a nine-month streak of gains.

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Minneapolis is giving people $500 a month and recipients say the no-strings-attached cash is helping them fight soaring housing costs

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Volunteers in Minneapolis load donations for unhoused residents onto trucks in December 2019.
Volunteers in Minneapolis load donations for unhoused residents onto trucks in December 2019.

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From no natural light to low ceilings, interior designers share 15 clever fixes to common design problems

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Interior designers have simple solutions to brighten up your living space.

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It's almost impossible for first-time buyers to afford a home, top analyst says

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Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics.

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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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