Housing & Real Estate
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32 Ways You’re Ruining Your Home and Don’t Even Know It
Our home’s walls, floors, porch, patio, roof, plumbing, lights — and so on — form our own personal safety net. When you look at it that way, of course you want to do everything you can to protect that inner…
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10 Best American Cities to Buy a House
As the housing market becomes more and more of a nightmare, it’s always nice to focus on the little things. Even though the house across the street is being sold for a preposterous number, there are still cities where owning…
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People Are Abandoning These States
When it comes to the most stressful times of your life, moving is up there with getting divorced, losing your job, or having a death in the family. And it makes sense — there are so many potential issues and…
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10 Best (and Worst) Cities for Home Ownership
When you’re trying to buy a house, there’s one thing that matters almost more than anything: location. Where you live affects how much you’ll pay, what kind of home you can find, and how easy it is to become a…
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15 Cities Where Home Prices Increased the Most in the Last 15 Years
A sad truth is that we live in a nation where homes are considered unaffordable in 99% of the country. There is no city immune to the shocking increase in home prices, but the last five years have been brutal.…
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17 Easy DIY Projects That Save Real Money
It’s no secret that it’s always easier to “just call somebody,” but for many home maintenance issues, it may be cheaper to do it yourself. While there are certainly some more complicated repairs and tasks best left to the pros,…
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15 Reasons Why Renting Is Better Than Buying a Home
Home ownership is a significant component of the American Dream, and as soon as you get married, people will ask you when you’re going to buy one, just like they…
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17 Things You Wouldn’t Know If You Never Lived in the Suburbs
If you’re a city dweller, living in the suburbs can either seem like a dream or a nightmare. If you’ve never made the move, you should know it’s a little…
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The 25 Best Affordable Places to Live in America
It doesn’t matter if you’re in the top 10 percent or working minimum wage, the cost-of-living crisis is hard to ignore. It’s only normal to think about how to cut…
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15 Things People Shouldn’t Overlook Before Buying a House
For most people, buying a home is the biggest financial decision they’ll make. And if you chose poorly, you could wind up with a huge loss instead of a smart…
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Here’s How Often You Should Clean These 19 Common Household Items
You know you have to do maintenance on appliances around your house, but that probably ends up at the bottom of your to-do list. Don’t let it. Proper maintenance can…
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16 Home Repairs You Need To Make Now
Maybe you’ve noticed a warped floor, standing water in the yard, or mold on the walls. Don’t just grab some cleaning tools and hope a good scrub or clean will…
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Red, Blue and Green: U.S. Inflation Rates by President
Inflation is on everyone’s mind, and it’s going to play a big role in the upcoming presidential election as everyone feels the pain at the grocery store, in rent increases,…
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10 Low-Cost Home Renovation Ideas With the Biggest Payback
Sometimes, we could all use a change of scenery. This is especially true if you’ve lived in the same house for a long time and haven’t changed it. Unfortunately, some…
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Top 10 Home Improvement Projects People Put Off the Most
It’s famously hard to maintain a home, and if you’re like us, you don’t love spending huge chunks of money at one time. Without question, we’re procrastinators when it comes…
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11 Old-Fashioned Towns That Are Popular Again
Old-fashioned towns across America are often overshadowed by the allure of sprawling urban centers like Los Angeles and New York. These quaint spots, with their charming main streets and historic…
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DIY Kit Homes We’d Build Right Now
Did you know you can buy a new house online? For as little as $500 you can buy the plans for a DIY kit home that you can finish to…
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Strange But True Tax Laws From All 50 States
The United States tax code is anything but simple. The instructions for the standard 1040 tax form alone are more than 100 pages long, and good luck getting through them…
