It's not just you: It's getting harder and harder to find cheap rent across the US

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A for rent sign advertising a row house in northeast Capitol Hill, is pictured on Monday, August 26, 2019, in Washington D.C.
A for rent sign advertising a row house in northeast Capitol Hill, is pictured on Monday, August 26, 2019, in Washington D.C.

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Empty-nest baby boomers won't give up their large homes — and it's hurting millennials with kids

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Development of single-family homes in Burke, Virginia.
Development of single-family homes in Burke, Virginia.

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A small town in Croatia is selling homes for 15 cents — here's who can apply

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The homes for sale in Legrad, Croatia have various renovation needs.

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The housing market in 2023 saw its worst year of sales in 29 years

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The US housing market saw its lowest year of sales in 2023 since 1995. Mortgage rates soared last year as the Fed kept up its fight against inflation.

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Rates on the most popular US home loan drop to the lowest in 6 months

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A FOR SALE sign is displayed outside a property on Madison Ave. in Toronto.
Interest-only mortgages were much more strictly regulated after the financial crisis, but now higher-income borrowers are turning to them as home prices stay high.

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Mortgage rates log biggest drop in over a year amid falling bond yields

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"For Sale" signs are seen outside a home in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

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China's troubled property giant Country Garden has reportedly defaulted on a bond payment

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A residential building of Country Garden in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province.
A residential building of Country Garden in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province.

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Home prices are dropping fast in Phoenix. Here are 6 of the lowest-priced real estate listings there right now — including one at $215,000.

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Home prices are dropping in cities that were hot spots a just a few years ago. The Phoenix metropolitan area is one of those spots — where prices are down compared to last year.

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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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Return-to-office policies are driving people to sell their homes - even at a loss

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Children ride scooters past 'open house' flags displayed outside a single family home in Los Angeles, California.
Children ride scooters past 'open house' flags displayed outside a single family home in Los Angeles, California.

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