Housing & Real Estate
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Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse and Other Celeb Homes You Can Stay on Vacation
With so many housing options to choose from on vacation, why not take stab at a stay at Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse or a home you’ve seen on TV? You may remember some of these short-term vacation rentals from your favorite TV…
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Extreme Penny-Pinching: Couple Finds One Million Antique Pennies in Crawl Space
Think finding a million pennies would be an awesome windfall or a total pain? The answer might be a mix of both. California realtor John Reyes and his wife Elizabeth looked into the crawl space of a home that had been…
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Walt Disney’s House Is for Rent If You Can Afford $40K a Month
If you’re a Disney superfan, this listing in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles might interest you. Constructed in 1932, Walt Disney himself built and lived in the home with his wife and two daughters. It’s now for rent,…
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Got Broken Window Blinds? Redditors Have a Hack to Fix Them
If you have a cat or kids (or even if you don’t) and blinds on your windows, you’ve probably had the great frustration of a broken slat or two. After one Redditor asked for life hacks for broken blinds, plenty…
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More Than 1 in 4 Homeowners Are ‘House Poor’ — These 10 Cities Have the Most
Thanks to inflation, flat wages, and higher mortgage rates, more homeowners are feeling the pinch in their pocketbooks this year. The Chamber of Commerce studied results from the U.S. Census Bureau to determine income and monthly housing costs of 9…
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Home Buying Blunders: 10 Rookie Mistakes To Avoid When Buying a House
Buying a home will likely be the most expensive decision of your life. In the best-case scenario, it’s the first step toward building significant generational wealth. But if you buy a money pit, take on too much debt, or settle…
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TikToker Explains to Boomers Why Younger Generations Are Saying ‘Careers Are Dead’
The pandemic-era labor market saw a surplus of workers voluntarily resigning from their careers in search of opportunities that would better benefit them. The economic trend was dubbed “the great…
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The Surprising Way That Seniors Are Saving Money on Housing
The increased cost of living is particularly challenging for seniors on a fixed budget or relying on retirement funds. High inflation costs have driven up food, gas, utility, and medical…
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Want a Free (or Possibly Cheap) Lighthouse? The U.S. Government Can Hook You Up
Always dreamed of owning your very own lighthouse? You’re in luck because the government is ready to give a few away and auction others. There are, of course, some rules that…
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Trying to Save Money? You Might Be Living in the Wrong State
Between high rents, expensive gas, and $15 drinks, it can feel near impossible to save in California. Sure, you get used to decimating your savings every weekend. But then you…
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Is Your Landlord Trying To Increase Your Rent? Here’s How One Renter Was Able To Successfully Negotiate It
Rent increases have become a common concern for many tenants across the United States. As the cost of living rises, landlords will often adjust rental rates to keep up with…
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In a New York State of Mind? Billy Joel’s House Is for Sale — for Only $49 Million
Billy Joel has put his 26-acre plot (and the five-bedroom main house, three-bedroom guest house, and four-bedroom gate house on it) on the market. It’s a lot of bedrooms, but…
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This Week in Ridiculously Expensive Homes: An Unbelievable $200 Million Caribbean Estate
If you have the money, you can live in a sprawling mansion surrounded by celebrity neighbors, the Atlantic Ocean, and some really questionable style choices. Oh, who are we kidding?…
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Jackie Kennedy’s Summertime Childhood Home Is For Sale — But It Ain’t Cheap
It might be fun to imagine yourself running around the summertime childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (then Jackie Bouvier), but you’ll need a big bank account to make it…
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Eerie Beauty: Stunning Abandoned Dream Homes Across America and Beyond
When you’re searching for a new place to live, it can sometimes feel like all the great homes are taken. Thankfully, however, there are still some formerly gorgeous homes out…
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Living Small: Charming Tiny Home Communities Across America
If social and economic anxieties have you thinking about the ultimate in lifestyle downsizing, you are not alone. The disruption of the pandemic had many wanting to spend less, own…
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Companies Are Taking Steps to Become Employees’ Overlords. Oops, We Meant Landlords
In another creepy sign that big corporations want to own our souls, more and more companies are creating housing to sell (but more often rent) to employees. Companies like Disney, Meta, meatpacker JBS, and local…
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Recent Eviction? Here’s How You Can Still Get an Apartment
With the typical American renter spending 30% of their income on rent, the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis. Of course, the government isn’t doing much. According to…
