These are the 11 best US cities for retirees — and only one is in Florida

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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A millennial who moved from London to Bahrain says she loves her cheaper, sunnier, and safer new home

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Kate Phillipson in Bahrain.

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Read the email the CEO of WeWork sent to US-based members as the company filed for bankruptcy

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The WeWork logo is displayed outside of an office space rental location in Santa Monica, California on March 20, 2023.
The WeWork logo is displayed outside of an office space rental location in Santa Monica, California on March 20, 2023.

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Austin is abolishing parking requirements to bring down runaway home prices and rents

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In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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A train repairman spent $1 million turning a 100-year-old coach into a cowboy-themed home — see inside

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The exterior of the Pullman train car.

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Renters 'almost instantaneously' claimed these 200-square-foot duplex tiny homes on wheels near Tampa for $1,300 a month — see inside the units

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Escape Homes has built what it says is the first fully electric duplex tiny home in the US.

Escape Homes' Escape Tampa Bay

Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill

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Homes line the Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California, a publicly-owned municipal golf course owned by the City and County.
Homes line the Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California, a publicly-owned municipal golf course owned by the City and County.

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Real-estate agents may be forced to charge home buyers less, thanks to a new $1.8 billion verdict

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A judge's gavel and a house.
Beyond the eye-popping damages, a recent verdict against the National Association of Realtors and the country's biggest brokerages could also fundamentally change how we buy and sell homes.

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On Tuesday afternoon at a courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri, the collective nightmare of the real-estate industry became reality.

We moved to Texas from Europe. We're paying much more for our house, but the neighbors are friendly and the weather is great.

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John Brunner and his wife Manon at the Texas capital.
John Brunner and his wife Manon moved from France to Texas, about an hour south of Austin (whose Texas State Capitol building is pictured here).

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Moving back to New York weeks before COVID lockdown forced me to confront my 9/11 trauma – but taught me to live in the moment

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Jason Eddy with his husband in New York.

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