Birmingham gave single mothers $375 monthly for a year, no strings attached. Participants felt more financially stable, but 'losing the money hurt.'

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A guaranteed basic income program in Birmingham, Alabama gave 110 single mothers $375 a month for a year.

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Kamala Harris is going full YIMBY — and housing experts are optimistic

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Kamala Harris smiling at podium
Housing experts are celebrating the aspects of Harris' economic agenda that focus on new housing supply.

Andrew Harnik

How I transitioned from a career in finance to short-term property management

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A headshot of Shannon St. Val wearing a light gray blazer and standing in front of a house.
Shannon St. Val is the founder and owner of Elevate Vacation Rentals.

Jonathan Andujar

Americans who locked in a job, home, and stocks are thriving. Everyone else missed out on their ticket to wealth.

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Madelyn Driver, Tiffany Bell, Roland Hesmondhalgh
Madelyn Driver (left), Tiffany Bell (center), and Roland Hesmondhalgh (right) have encountered various challenges on their journeys to wealth creation.

Madelyn Driver, Tiffany Bell, Roland Hesmondhalgh

Barcelona is banning Airbnbs. Other European cities have cracked down already — with some success.

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Photo illustration of a phone with Airbnb logo.

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A boomer lives on $1,601 monthly from Social Security and struggles to pay bills. She plans to wait a few more years until she touches her 401(k).

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A teacher handing out papers to elementary-age students
Maureen, 67, (not pictured) is a former elementary school teacher living on $1,600 a month in Social Security benefits.

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A millennial couple who make $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget: 'We refuse to become house-poor'

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Laura Graves and family
Laura Graves and her husband Samuel each make six figures but are struggling to find a home in their budget in the Portland area.

Laura Graves

Tim Walz is a YIMBY. He's supported a ton of new housing that's kept rents down in Minnesota.

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris at Girard College in Philadelphia.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a series of legislation paving the way for more housing construction in the Midwestern state.

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He won the NYC housing lottery after applying more than 60 times. Now, he pays $2,300 in rent for his Brooklyn apartment.

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A green couch int he middle of a studio apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Josh Ayala found his first apartment through the NYC Housing Lottery.

Josh Ayala.

JD Vance said migrants are the reason it's so expensive to rent or buy homes. He's wrong.

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly blamed high housing costs on immigrants. He's proposed deporting millions of people to address the housing crisis.

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