The US cities with the best quality of life, ranked

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Honolulu.
Honolulu is ranked as one of the best cities in the US for quality of life.

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Interior designers share 8 home-decor trends they predict will be popular this year

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Bedroom with light-blue accent wall with molding, wood on lower half and bed in front with small nightstand and floor-to-ceiling peach curtains
Some interior designers think we'll see more color and texture in 2025.

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Ryan Serhant founded two apps that didn't take off but raised $45 million to help fund his third. Here's what he did differently.

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Ryan Serhant believes his new app will make day-to-day work easier for real estate agents.

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Young Americans are going country, reversing a decadeslong trend of moving to cities

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Millennials and Gen Zers are moving to more rural areas in droves.

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We loved living in the DC area but moved to the Pittsburgh suburbs so we could finally save money and buy a house

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Aerial shot of large Victorian houses in Friendship, a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
Our neighbors in Pittsburgh have been welcoming and friendly so far.

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I'm an interior designer. Here are 10 trends I won't be wasting money on in 2025.

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farmhouse style kitchen with open shelving, butcher block, and green subway tiles
I'm not on board with open-shelving designs for a kitchen.

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A Gen Xer was laid off from her job in LA and moved to Bali to retire early — 7 years later, her mom followed suit

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Two women sitting in a heart-shaped frame in Bali at the rice fields.
Debbie Welsch moved to Bali after being laid off from her job

Debbie Welsch.

These baby-boomer homeowners have seen their home values soar. Now they can't afford housing to retire in.

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A couple looking out at houses.

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I moved from New York to Portugal for graduate school. I fell in love, got engaged, and have no plans to move back to the US.

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Nicole Echeverria met her fiancé through TikTok.

Nicole Echeverria

We live part-time in California but still own our big house in the Midwest. With some creativity, we did it on a budget.

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Author Kelly Dwyer smiling next to railing in front of ocean at Huntington Beach
I love spending part of my year in California while being able to return home to the Midwest.

Kelly Dwyer

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