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Most American downtowns are slowly fighting off the "urban doom loop." Minneapolis is on a good trajectory, but San Francisco is failing.

A millennial moved to Canada to "get cultured." Despite the great quality of life, he wants to move back to Texas.

More and more Americans are deciding that the only way to get ahead financially, pay off debts, and save for retirement is to move abroad.

Cities like Denver, Boston, New York, and San Francisco are facing budget crunches as tax revenues from office buildings fall and new expenses add up.

The pocket forest has 1,500 plants on just 4,000 square feet of park land and is designed to promote biodiversity.

George Stumpp, a retired bartender, lives comfortably in Panama after working for years in New Mexico and the Hamptons.

Millennials are giving up on buying their dream home — and spending thousands of dollars to renovate their rentals instead.

Prosecutors say a tech company is helping landlords work together to drive up rents. The lawsuit's outcome could change how we pay for everything.

Amber Peacock and her family moved from Scotland to Florida. She shared how her and her family are pursuing their American dream.

A few big Texas counties had especially high positive net domestic migration rates. A lot of California places saw negative net domestic migration.

Retired couple Sherry Meaders and James Michael Dunne moved from Florida to rural Missouri, citing Florida's rising insurance costs and population influx.

Forest City, a $100 billion luxury development in Malaysia, is banking on tourism to shed its "ghost town" image.

A press release from the Census Bureau noted six of the fastest-growing large counties were in Texas.

Jose Rodriguez moved from Chicago to Brazil to open oncology centers and promote business partnerships, and he said the cost of living is 30% cheaper.

High mortgage rates, expensive auto loans, and a static labor market make it hard for people to move up the economic ladder.

The $418 million settlement will effectively eliminate the long-standing 6% commission, which has been standard in home purchase transactions for years.

Multifamily housing construction is beginning to slow down as interest rates and construction and insurance costs stay high.

A shady tactic known as "steering" is a big reason real-estate commissions remain so high, but a wave of lawsuits could end the practice.

China's yearslong real-estate debt crisis has already taken down the property giant Evergrande, which is undergoing liquidation.