Americans' average rent payments have jumped to $2,047. This chart shows how affordability has evolved in the last decade.

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A sign advertises an apartment for rent along a row of brownstone townhouses in the Fort Greene neighborhood on June 24, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City

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I entered a bidding war to land an apartment. It was way more brutal than I expected.

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A auction gavel hits the top of a New York apartment, sending yellow sparks from its perimeter. Anonymous hands raise numerous prices as they bid on this apartment amid a light blue background
At every step of my apartment hunt, the message was clear: Being first in line may not be enough.

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San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code

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Tech workers have been using the pods to help them settle in San Francisco.

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America's biggest cities have 5.5 million empty homes

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Colorful homes in New Orleans, Louisiana

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The Supreme Court just rejected an effort to get rid of rent stabilization in New York

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The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building on September 20, 2023, in New York City.
The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building on September 20, 2023, in New York City.

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The 10 most affordable US cities for renters

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The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City
The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City

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'Thrown to the wolves': How private investors are jacking up rents and ripping off college students

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Business is booming for investors in college housing, who poured $22.9 billion into the industry last year. But for students, the picture is more fraught.

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Why the middle-class is being permanently priced out of Miami

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Miami, Florida

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Cash-strapped New Yorkers are doing the unthinkable: Moving to Jersey City

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A Staten Island Ferry sails past the skyline of Jersey City, New Jersey, and the Statue of Liberty as the sun sets on August 19, 2023, in New York City.

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A Gen Z couple pays $1,300 for a New York City microstudio. Here's how they made it work for them and their cat.

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Elana Wallach and her partner Luis Cortorreal split a tiny microstudio in the East Village.
Elana Wallach and her partner Luis Cortorreal split a tiny microstudio in the East Village.

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