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Divided Decade

Ten years ago, the American economy broke. Today, the country is a much different place. We've fractured along many lines — economic, political and cultural. How did we get here? Why? How has the system changed and how has it changed us? What does it mean for our future?

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Divided Decade

Rebuilding a neighborhood, one house at a time

by Amy Scott
Aug 20, 2018
A nonprofit program in Cleveland helps renters become homeowners.
A distressed house near the new homes built by CHN Housing Partners.
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A new twist on rent-to-own housing

by Amy Scott
Aug 6, 2018
Tech startup Divvy Homes offers "fractional" home ownership, at a premium.
Erin Bullock and Gabby Jacobs are renting this house in Lyndhurst, Ohio, from tech startup Divvy Homes, with an option to buy within three years.
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Lessons from the financial crisis: risks, regrets, and learning to say "this is enough"

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 1, 2018
Chef and entrepreneur Peter Hoffman says there are risks he didn't take, "but there’s also the work towards coming to accept that — this is enough."
A view of chef Peter Hoffman outside his former restaurant Savoy.
Courtesy Peter Hoffman
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2008 crash is now an economic case study

by Stephen Beard
Jul 30, 2018
Economics students in the U.K. led the charge to include lessons from the financial collapse in university curricula.
News tickers at the Nasdaq MarketSite show negative numbers October 9, 2008 in New York City. 
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Quiz: Think you have a designer's eye?

by Reema Khrais and Eliza Mills
Jul 6, 2018
Can you tell the difference between high-end and budget-friendly furniture?
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One legacy of the housing crisis: risky rent-to-own deals

by Amy Scott
Jul 2, 2018
The contracts often saddle would-be homeowners with expensive taxes and repairs.
The house Maureen Seymour has been trying to buy could be condemned by the city and demolished, along with her $25,000 investment.
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How the financial crisis changed the way we think about home

by Reema Khrais
Jun 29, 2018
Designers, architects and the president of IKEA U.S. weigh in.
Home stager Meridith Baer says after the recession, people looked for clean, simple home design.
Courtesy of Meridith Baer Home
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Divided Decade

A look at China's unlikely lingerie capital

by Jennifer Pak
Jun 19, 2018
Guanyun County produces three out of five of the lacy undergarments ordered online in the country.
Midnight Charm is among 500 lingerie manufacturers employing 20,000 people directly. Many seamstresses are housewives who prefer the flexible hours.
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10 years after the housing crisis, thousands of zombie homes are still stuck in foreclosure limbo

by Marielle Segarra
Jun 13, 2018
Home values in much of the country have recovered, and in many places it's a seller's market. So long as there isn't a zombie on your block.
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Who controls the data that fuels real estate deals?

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 5, 2018
A decade ago, the government told the real estate industry to start sharing its data. What has that meant for competition?
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