How luxury apartments became basic

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As the supply of new apartment buildings, many of them filled with amenities, has soared in recent years, rents have moderated or even fallen in cities across the US.

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

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The housing shortage is so bad older homes are almost as expensive as brand-new ones

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A new house side by side with an old house.

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Rents in Southern and Sun Belt cities are falling after they built a ton more apartments

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In an aerial view, the groundwork for apartments is seen undergoing construction on March 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, the groundwork for apartments is seen undergoing construction on March 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

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One of Trump's cabinet picks shows how making it easier to build homes is a rare point of bipartisan agreement

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Gen Z's new side hustle: getting rich off Airbnb

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Yes in my backyard: Democrats are changing their tune on housing policy

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Kamala Harris' platform calls for building 3 million homes in her first term to help alleviate the housing crisis. It's what YIMBYs have been waiting for.

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Your landlord might be using an algorithm to raise rents. If Kamala Harris has her way, that could be banned.

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Brownstone apartments in Manhattan, New York City.

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Don't get your hopes up about the housing market

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Jerome Powell in a hard hat in front of. houses.

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Kamala Harris has an ambitious plan to build 3 million new homes. She'll have to get through Congress and local NIMBYs first.

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris talks about her economic policy platform, including improving the cost of living for all Americans, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her housing plan during a speech about economic policy in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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