Jessica Flint

5 days ago | wsj.com | Jessica Flint

In 2018, when Michael Brown and John Kapla purchased a $1.755 million house in New York’s Westchester County, they were not expecting to live among the riffraff. After all, the 1957 residence is located about 30 miles north of Midtown Manhattan in quiet Briarcliff Manor alongside grand Tudors, classic colonials and renovated midcentury homes. The property is tucked atop a hill at the end of a long driveway with a motorized gate. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

6 days ago | wsj.com | Jessica Flint

It has a quirky beach cultureThe beach—considered to be one of the closest to Austin, which is about 200 miles north—puts Port A on the map. The seven-mile-long swath of sand isn’t pristine: People can drive cars and golf carts on it—and camp on it, too. That is why people like it. It has a fancy side Newer high-end communities, which are walkable, self-contained villages, are there for people who want resort-style amenities such as on-site dining, pools, parks, lakes and beach boardwalks.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Jessica Flint

“Gen Z is now the dominant force in the rental market and they are redefining what renting looks like,” says Emily McDonald, Zillow’s rental-trends expert. Born from the mid-1990s to early 2010s, Gen Z’s ages range from 15 to 30. They represent 47% of recent U.S. renters, and comprise 25% of all U.S. renters, according to Zillow. As of 2023, there were 9.1 million Gen Z renter households, says Alexander Hermann, senior research associate at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Jessica Flint

About 90 miles north of Chicago on Lake Michigan is Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest city, with a population of just under 600,000. It’s more than just a beer and cheese town. Rich in diversity, culture and intellectual curiosity, Milwaukee today has big city energy without big city hassles, except in at least one notable way: It’s one of the U.S’s most competitive cities for renters, according to RentCafe, an apartment search website.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Jessica Flint

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