Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who lets employees work from anywhere, says many CEOs calling workers back to the office are 'going away to the Hamptons for the summer'

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced a policy last year that lets employees live and work from anywhere.

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A writer who moved from Pennsylvania to Belize for a cheap and laid-back life said it's saved her money but the newfound peace of mind is priceless

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Horses graze in a grassy field in a very remote village in southern Belize.
A typical village in southern Belize.

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I made $221K in passive income after quitting my corporate job to go into real estate. Here's how I built up my portfolio to 38 properties.

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Erika Brown bought her first property with $3,000.

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Brace for a real-estate recession as commercial property will be the next domino to fall in the US, says top Guggenheim and Apollo execs

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Office building at 263 Old Country Road in Melville, NY, available for rent for over a year on April 17, 2023.
A vacant office building in Melville, New York.

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Everyone fled big cities during the pandemic. So why is your rent still so damn high?

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If you're wondering why your rent is still so high, look no further than all the people who ditched their roommates over the past few years.

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Because people ditched their roommates

Two Seattle friends who never even tried 'van life' made $320,000 last year turning Sprinter vans into sleek mobile homes and renting them out to remote workers and families

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A peek inside of a Noma Vans vehicle.

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I saw how a no-frills garage got turned into a gorgeous apartment for cheap, and it made me realize how empty offices could easily get converted into housing, too

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The site of a garage-turned-apartment unit in Santa Clara, California.

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'Get granular': BlackRock says not all commercial real-estate is risky - and touts industrial properties as the next opportunity for investors

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10 Things in Tech: Androids v. iPhones in ‘Succession,’ AI tools besides ChatGPT, and a check signed by Steve Jobs

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It's tech (and tip) Tuesday. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I definitely feel "tipping fatigue." I always pay at least 20%, but this extra cost is a big deterring factor for eating or going out.

Go check out this map that shows just how many vacant office buildings are in downtown San Francisco

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San Francisco.

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