I visited a car-free neighborhood in Arizona and was surprised that it felt 15 degrees cooler than the surrounding blocks

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Culdesac Tempe. Left: The author stands in a courtyard with trees and picnic tables. Behind her is a white building with boutique storefronts. Right: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Business Insider's reporter visited Tempe, Arizona's Culdesac neighborhood.

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I toured an Arizona neighborhood that banned cars and found a walkable oasis in the middle of a Phoenix suburb

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Culdesac Tempe: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Culdesac is a housing startup with a car-free neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona.

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A millennial couple moved from Arizona to China to teach at an international school. The cost of living is much cheaper, though the language barrier is challenging.

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Scott Vleeschouwer and his wife
Scott Vleeschouwer moved from Arizona to China to work at an international school.

Scott Vleeschouwer

Arizona's Democratic governor squashed an effort to make homes more affordable as Biden travels to the state to promote his housing plans

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An aerial view of new homes under construction at a housing development on June 7, 2023 in Buckeye, Arizona. Buckeye is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and is located on the fringe of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
An aerial view of new homes under construction at a housing development on June 7, 2023 in Buckeye, Arizona.

Why Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'

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Phoenix sunset
Phoenix, Arizona.

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A Gen Xer who moved to Phoenix from Kansas said while he's paying more for his house and summers are brutal, there's much more to do

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An aerial view of a city at sunset.
Phoenix, Arizona.

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A Phoenix man got a 2.375% mortgage rate this year. He broke down how.

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Terry Day.
Phoenix realtor Terry Day used an assumable mortgage to buy a home this October.

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Biden won Arizona and Georgia in 2020 by a nose. Here's why that'll be hard to do next year.

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Biden
In 2020, Joe Biden scored a major win when he carried Georgia in that year's presidential election.

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Middle-class movers are heading to these three cities in search of affordability

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Las Vegas looking from residential area.
A residential neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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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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Phoenix City Skyline
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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