Developers who want to build apartments near public transit stations are in luck as the Biden administration opens up billions in new loans

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The Wyandanch Village apartment complex adjacent to the Wyandanch, New York, Long Island Rail Road station is show in this aerial photograph on September 12, 2023. It is one example of transit orientated development on Long Island.
An apartment complex adjacent to the Long Island Rail Road station in Wyandanch, New York is one example of transit-oriented development.

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The 17 cheapest cities to live in the US

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City view of Augusta, Georgia.
Augusta, Georgia.

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Tenants and a top prosecutor have accused major landlords and a popular apartment-pricing site of colluding to inflate rents. A legal expert says it shows algorithmic collusion is no longer 'science fiction.'

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A sign is posted in front of an apartment building with available rentals on June 09, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
Rent-settling algorithms used by landlords nationwide may be artificially increasing rents above market rates.

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See inside a tiny-home village that gives homeless people $200-a-month houses — and has a waiting list of 700 people

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The 12Neighbours tiny home village located in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The 12Neighbours tiny-home village in New Brunswick, Canada — across the border from Maine,

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Homebuyers in Santa Fe shelling out more than $1 million will have to pay a new 'mansion tax'

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Shops, bars and restaurants in adobe Pueblo Revival style in the main street of Santa Fe, capital city of New Mexico.
Shops, bars and restaurants in adobe Pueblo Revival style in the main street of Santa Fe, capital city of New Mexico.

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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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The best evidence yet that banning Airbnbs will make rent go down

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The Airbnb logo transforms into simple line drawing of a house with two windows and a front door
A new study found that an Airbnb ban in Irvine, California lead to rent price decreases.

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Austin is abolishing parking requirements to bring down runaway home prices and rents

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In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill

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Homes line the Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California, a publicly-owned municipal golf course owned by the City and County.
Homes line the Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California, a publicly-owned municipal golf course owned by the City and County.

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An Airbnb host whose SF duplex was flooded by a guest says she only got enough compensation to 'make a difference' after posting on X

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San Francisco's Mission District. Erika Gemzer says her home in the area was flooded by Airbnb guests.

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