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

The commercial real estate market is showing some cracks

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Good morning, team. I'm Phil Rosen. Thanks to Succession, the last couple of Sundays have been tough to beat — but Wednesdays are no slouch either. 

Get ready: Gen Z is coming for the housing market

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With technology and know-how that previous generations could have only dreamed of at their age, a growing number of Gen Zers are turning to real-estate investing as an escape from the traditional 9-to-5.

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A top real estate economist explains why a housing rebound is coming as rising sales and lack of supply look poised to lift home prices

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My Gen Z kids have moved back in with me and pay rent. I wasn't expecting to be a parent landlord, but there are perks I never imagined.

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The Townsend-Anderson family
The parents didn't charge their kids rent for the first six months they lived at home.

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A New York City Airbnb has nearly $1M in fines. It hasn't paid any of them, new Bloomberg report says

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Flushing, Queens, Unisphere

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The housing market's biggest shocker: Your rent may actually fall this year

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The apartment market is "rapidly shifting in favor of renters," and that means tenants can expect lower rent and a lot of new perks.

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Tenants are finally gaining power in the housing market

A typical home in Vail, Colorado, is over $1 million, leaving workers with few living options. 4 people take us inside their housing crisis as home prices in tourist towns across the country spike.

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Vail, Colorado.

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Meet a 24-year old living with her parents who splurges on weekend trips, a Chanel handbag, and a Balmain jacket with all the money she'd spend on rent

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Anastasia Ricci wearing her $5,500 Chanel bag in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan.

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We read the Biden administration's proposal to protect renters from discrimination and unwarranted rent hikes. Here are the 3 biggest takeaways.

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