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… Buying a house or apartment is likely the most serious financial commitment … financially for one of lifes biggest decisions  Editors note An earlier version of this story was published in January 2025 We are presenting it again with new information for January 2026   … 1 Boost your …

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… lease ended and her roommates moved in with their significant others it was time to look for her own place Discouraged by high rents she pivoted to buying instead landing in a newly … to New York City in April 2021 I had been living with my parents during the pandemic and was ready to move once world …