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Empty-nest baby boomers won't give up their large homes — and it's hurting millennials with kids
Baby boomers are refusing to downsize, in part because they're not incentivized to. And it's starting...
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I'm a widow who sold everything to move from Texas to Lake Como. I decided long ago that I wouldn't let fear dictate my life.
After a few trips to Europe, Judy Walling moved to Lake Como, Italy, full-time. She loves...
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A small town in Croatia is selling homes for 15 cents — here's who can apply
Homes in Legrad, Croatia can cost less than a quarter — if you're young and in...
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Small cities to watch in 2024: Why these 4 underrated locales are drawing movers from big cities
As big cities grow pricier, movers are eyeing these four smaller locales in Nevada, Kansas, Texas,...
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I retired and moved to Thailand. It's cheap, and I feel more respected here than in the UK.
A 75-year-old British retiree shares why he moved into a retirement resort in Thailand. He said...
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A Gen X woman bought a crumbling 1890s manor. She thought she'd be done restoring it a year into the project, but the work kept coming.
Tabetha Heemstra told BI she enjoyed the restoration process so much that she's even got her...
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A British expat moved to Iceland and struggled to adjust to the seasonal darkness and lack of choice for groceries
A woman who moved to Iceland from the UK says her biggest adjustments included getting used...
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A millennial who moved from California to Virginia after her monthly rent increased by $1,500 says the reason her generation can't afford to buy homes is because everything is too expensive
The cost of living in California is forcing millennials to flee to other states where they...
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Of course Californians are pouring into Texas, the mayor of Dallas said. The state has the 2 things everyone wants.
Eric Johnson proudly talked about the (unsurprising) things drawing Americans, specifically Californians, to Texas: cheaper homes...
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This YouTuber built an underground bunker in his backyard for less than $100,000
YouTuber JerryRigEverything built his own bunker and documented the months-long process in a series of videos....
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I moved to the middle of Canada, where the affordable healthcare is great, but the closest city is 2 hours away and I can't find anything cheap on Amazon
Leslie Redmond, 37, said Canada is great even if it isn't the paradise Americans envision. She...
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Meet the typical American moving to — and leaving — New York
People moving to New York are younger, make slightly more, and rent more than those leaving,...
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Move over, millennials: Gen Zers are coming for boomers' houses
Baby boomers' dominance in the US housing market is coming to an end. And Gen Z,...
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A guy just signed a contract to rent an apartment using bitcoin, likely a world first
A landlord and tenant signed Argentina's first-ever bitcoin-based rental contract. It may also be the first...
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I'm a Nashville local. It's expensive and overrun by tourists, but it's still the best city in the world.
Bryan Clayton has lived in Nashville for a decade. He used to love going out on...
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Meet a millennial who moved from California to New Mexico after cycling through 35 roommates and a tiny home in the Bay Area
Julia, an elder millennial, said that housing should be a human right, and not a get...
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The 10 cities workers are flocking to — and the 10 they're leaving
US workers are moving to Sarasota and Tampa but are leaving College Station, Texas, according to...
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I moved to Singapore for my boyfriend and landed what I thought was my dream job. Then everything fell apart.
Miriam Deliva moved to Singapore with her ex-boyfriend in 2018. It was expensive and stressful, and...
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A millennial couple who moved from Baltimore to Florida explain why they bought a $65,000 mobile home as their starter house
Decades of local and state regulations have limited or barred manufactured housing from communities across the...
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US home prices jump another 5% on tumbling mortgage rates and tight supply
US home prices climbed 5.2% in November, according to data from CoreLogic, as lower mortgage rates...
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Bad news, Beijing: Real-estate booms like the one in China nearly always end with a major banking crisis
"History shows that credit-fuelled real-estate booms do not end in a whimper," wrote Andrew Lawrence, the...
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I left Texas and moved to Spain. Life is so good here I can't ever imagine living in the US again.
An ex-San Antonio resident who moved to Spain says he's never returning to the US or...
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Student-loan borrowers are taking on more debt, and it's not all tuition — blame skyrocketing housing costs
College towns have gotten so expensive that some students are going deeper into debt to afford...
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I traded city life for a cabin in Lapland, Finland. I'm disconnected from the modern world — but I've never been happier.
Petri Kokkonen, a wilderness guide based in Lapland, said he never felt truly happy living in...