The mayor of a rich New York suburb says wealthy communities 'are losing their minds' over Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to increase housing

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A man rides a bike near the beach on September 30, 2020 in Southampton, New York
A man rides a bike near the beach on September 30, 2020 in Southampton, New York.

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Churches are building tiny homes across the US to help house the homeless

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Nathaniel "Pee Wee" Lee lives in a unit at the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Affordable housing is the best way to prevent heat-related deaths, Phoenix's chief heat officer says

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It took a progressive Virginia suburb 8 years to let developers build apartments instead of single-family houses. It shows how hard it is to build middle-class housing in the US.

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A demonstrator holds up a sign that says "Won't you be my neighbor?", a quote from the children's show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, during the Arlington County board meeting in Arlington, Virginia, on July 16, 2022.

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These cozy tiny houses on wheels are meticulously handcrafted and cost as little as $175,000 — see inside

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The exterior of a Mitchcraft Tiny Home built for Carrie and Dan.

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Digital nomads can rent apartments on 'standby' for a fraction of the cost — but you might be forced to move out with 3 days' notice

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The apartment-rental company Landing is giving digital nomads new housing options.

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San Francisco officials weigh giving Black residents $1 homes and $97,000 a year of as part of a massive reparations plan

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Shamann Walton, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, supports reparations for Black residents who qualify.

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We run a senior-living center and are building a tiny home village so dozens of our employees can afford to live where they work

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Maggie and John Randolph.

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A tiny-home village with $1,000-a-month rents will allow teachers and firefighters to afford to live in the community they serve

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John and Maggie Randolph in front of one of the tiny homes in the tiny-home community they are building in Dover, New Hampshire.
John and Maggie Randolph in front of one of the tiny homes in the tiny-home community they are building in Dover, New Hampshire.

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A 24-year-old Black tattoo artist explains why she and many others are fleeing Austin: 'The soul of the city has changed'

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A growing group of Austinites are fleeing the city due to gentrification.

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