Move over, New York and San Francisco, the US's major job hubs are now cities like Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina

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People take a photo in May 2021 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which has one of the fastest job growth rates in the country.
People take a photo in May 2021 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which has one of the fastest job growth rates in the country.

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The growing reason people can't afford to own a home

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Landlords have a secret weapon in the war over high rents

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How landlords use algorithms to jack up your rent.
Big-time apartment owners have a secret weapon: a software that helps property managers to help them set rents and juice their profits

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I live with my 4 kids, husband, and aunt in a 2-bedroom apartment in LA. We can't find a bigger place, so we make it work.

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The author, left, redecorated her crowded LA apartment.

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Here's how much more Americans are spending on basic monthly bills compared to 5 years ago

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Why childcare has become so unaffordable

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Childcare costs are skyrocketing, forcing families to move across the US. But there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.

5 charts that show how the Fed's war on inflation has frozen the housing market

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talks at a news conference
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talks at a news conference.

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The viral 'Twitter menswear guy' just wants an affordable home in a walkable neighborhood

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Three Victorian homes in a row on a steep hill on Fillmore Street in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, California, August 28, 2016.
Menswear writer Derek Guy pays much more in rent than he'd like to. He says he'll likely never be able to afford to own a home.

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4 of the most competitive rental markets in the country added virtually no new apartments in 2023. It shows the housing crisis isn't going away.

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A "for rent" sign is posted in front of a home on December 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

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One way to help American homebuyers? Do what the Dutch do.

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Homes along a canal in Amsterdam.
Dutch-style mortgages offer something American mortgages don't: automatically lower interest rates as the loan is paid off.

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