People who moved to Europe's priciest cities say it's worth it for a relaxed life with shorter work days and cheap childcare

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Vienna Austria
Vienna, Austria.

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I'm a third-generation Californian who moved to Texas for a fresh start: 'I couldn't afford to live there anymore'

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Eric Hartnett
Eric Hartnett moved to Prosper, Texas, in 2018.

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Average homebuyers are beating out Wall Street landlords

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A homebuyer pulls the welcome mat from under a wall street investor.
Deep-pocketed investors bought lots of homes during the pandemic, drawing the ire of regular homebuyers and lawmakers. But the panic over corporate vultures obscures the real problems in the housing market.

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My mother gave me my $100,000 inheritance early. I struggled to pay my bills before — now I'm set up for life.

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Jillian Pretzel and her mom.

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See inside a 3D-printed tiny home being built to help address LA's housing crisis

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rendering of Solar Futures House
Woodbury University School of Architecture is 3D printing the exterior walls of its 425-square-foot tiny home, dubbed the Solar Futures House, as shown in its rendering.

Woodbury University School of Architecture

Japan has a glut of 8.5 million akiya, empty 'ghost houses' left to rot. Now Airbnb wants to fill them with tourists.

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Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.
Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.

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Cher's former home on a private island in Miami just sold for $35.35 million. Take a look inside.

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cher's backyard
The home.

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She bought a house without using a realtor. Did you?

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A couple standing outside of a house.
About 12% of homebuyers in 2023 did not use a real-estate agent.

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How my partner and I live on $2,000 to $3,500 a month while living full-time in a van

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The author Donna Paul smiling next to her white RAM van
The backbone of this nomadic lifestyle lies in the art of budgeting.

Donna Paul

A millennial nurse who moved from Tennessee to California said his new state is much more working-class friendly: 'I genuinely didn't know what a break was when I moved to California'

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Huge sequoia trees in the redwoods forest of Russian River near the Pacific coast in Guerneville, California
Matthew, a millennial nurse, moved to central California.

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