I moved my family from Dallas to a small city in Missouri. I miss the diversity of food in Texas, but the cost of living is much cheaper here.

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Josh Hartman and his family moved from the DFW region to Sikeston, Missouri, in 2022.

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Hallways are disappearing from America's homes

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Many of America's newly built homes have fewer hallways.

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American homes just aren't what they used to be.

Gen Z found a home in Asheville. Hurricane Helene swept it away.

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A side by side of a girl in the woods (left) and a flooded town (right).
Gen Zers like Sierra Isley, 24, moved to Asheville for work and a close-knit community.

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I've lived on 3 continents. Our town in Canada surpassed my expectations, but London let me down.

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There's a lot of beauty in the Canadian Rockies.

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A majority of North Carolina homeowners didn't have flood insurance. Then Helene hit.

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Homes and buildings destroyed after Hurricane Helene in Bat Cave, North Carolina.

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Soho House billionaire's mansion plans for English countryside is 'more suited to Disneyland,' locals say

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Ron Burkle is an investor who owns Soho House.

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Adam Neumann's new startup is reworking WeWork's old business model

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Andreessen Horowitz-backed Flow was founded by Neumann to revolutionize residential living.

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What office meltdown? Developers see a shortage of high-end space and are rushing to build it.

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A California family of 5 found a house in Scotland listed for under $270,000. The catch: It was half the size of their old place.

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The couple bought their house in Scotland without viewing it in person.

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I'm a college student who lived alone in a studio apartment. I became more independent, but the financial burden was too much.

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The author, not pictured, lived alone as a college student.

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