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.

Brownstone Shared Housing

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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A house falling on top of a college student
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 in front of jersey city
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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2 millennials who have bought a combined 22 properties with friends and family explain how they got into real estate without waiting on a spouse

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Kristina Modares and Steph Douglass founded Open House Austin.
Kristina Modares and Steph Douglass founded Open House Austin.

Open House Austin

The Brooklyn landlord everyone hates could soon come to your neighborhood. Tenants warn these private equity groups are raising rent and ignoring maintenance issues.

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Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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