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A shift toward townhouses could address some of America's housing woes

by Amy Scott and Sarah Leeson
Nov 12, 2024
Medium-density housing is cheaper than traditional homes and might be a better fit for today's American family, says columnist Heather Long.
High-rise apartment buildings are largely not being built in the U.S. Instead, townhouses, like the ones above, are having a moment.
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Will home price growth keep slowing?

by Amy Scott
Aug 26, 2019
Lower mortgage rates change the buying equation.
A sign advertising a reduced price is seen in front of a home for sale in Richmond, California.
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These blue-collar workers are getting priced out of the cities that need them

by Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 13, 2017
Even doctors can't afford San Francisco.
In many U.S. cities, houses are too expensive for teachers and first responders.
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Zombie properties returning to life

by Gigi Douban
Sep 8, 2016
It's the 'last innings for the recovery,' Wharton School professor says.
A vacant home stands next to a partially constructed condo building in Rockaway Beach, New York. 
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The $10,000 home

by Jim Burress
Feb 24, 2012
Neighborhoods in Atlanta have been devastated as home prices have fallen. How are residents coping with moving from high on the hog to the other side of the tracks?
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