We moved our kids from a small school of 100 students to a larger one with over 700. It worked out better than we imagined.

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Our kids have handled the transition from a small school to a much bigger one better than I could've imagined.

Melissa Noble

My family moved from California to a small town in France. We can save money and work less to afford our lifestyle here.

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A family, a man, a wife, and two young boys, walking around the streets of France.
Lin Koh, her husband, and two young sons.

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I moved my family from the glitz of 1970s Los Angeles to rural Oregon. My husband took a pay cut, but we never looked back.

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The author and her kids moved to rural Oregon.

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Large organizations — not people — own a significant portion of homes in these 10 cities

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Aerial view of houses and subdivision in Princeton, Texas.
Institutional investors disproportionately have a larger share of the homes in the South.

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I left NYC for Miami at 58. I retired early thanks to an unexpected saving.

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Scott Scovel standing in front of a view of the Miami skyline.
Scovel loves Miami's sunny weather.

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I moved into a tiny home village at age 37 with my son. His childhood is so free that we've stayed for 7 years.

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Matthijs van der Ham
Matthijs van der Ham

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I toured a Chicago rental to see how it compared to my $2,200-a-month NYC apartment. It was more than twice the size for the same price.

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Business Insider's reporter toured a Chicago rental.

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Tour the Gilded Age Manhattan townhouse where Jackie Kennedy's favorite designer worked

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The drawing room of the House of Cassini mansion in New York City.
The drawing room of the House of Cassini mansion in New York City.

Evan Joseph for Sotheby's International Realty

Compass declares victory over Zillow in real-estate listing war

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We signed a lease for an apartment on the other side of the country, sight unseen. It worked, but we learned some lessons the hard way.

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Julia and her husband stand in a hedge maze.
We moved to an apartment across the country without ever seeing it in person.

Julia DeBari

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