Housing & Real Estate
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This Neighborhood is the Most Expensive in Maryland
Most Expensive ZIP Code: 20854 Median Home List Price: $1,346,967 From well-connected political insiders to high-powered lawyers and lobbyists, Maryland has long been the place much of the D.C. ruling class chooses for a primary residence. With a 30-minute commute…
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This Neighborhood is the Most Expensive in Kentucky
Most Expensive ZIP Code: 40026 Median Home List Price: $545,298 Many of America’s richest ZIP codes lie in highly coveted urban centers; Goshen is a city of fewer than 1,000 people. The seventh city in Oldham County, Goshen is renowned…
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This Neighborhood is the Most Expensive in Illinois
Most Expensive ZIP Code: 60043 Median Home List Price: $1,517,467 The small and wealthy North Shore suburb of Kenilworth has been the richest ZIP code in Illinois for several years running; the median home sale price there breached seven figures…
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This Neighborhood is the Most Expensive in District of Columbia
Most Expensive ZIP Code: 20007 Median Home List Price: $1,246,663 The median household income in the posh, 10,447-population Georgetown neighborhood is nearly $156,000 a year. It’s known for the elite university that bears its name, its catalog of D.C. power…
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This Neighborhood is the Most Expensive in Florida
Most Expensive ZIP Code: 33109 Median Home List Price: $3,592,981 Fisher Island isn’t so much a town as it is a private, members-only island reserved for the 1%. You have to pay $250,000 in membership dues just to gain access…
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This Neighborhood is the Most Expensive in California
Most Expensive ZIP Code: 90210 Median Home List Price: $6,062,925 There’s much hype about the unaffordable Bay Area tech hubs of San Jose and San Francisco, but the most famous ZIP code in America is still the priciest in the…
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This Neighborhood is the Most Expensive in Arizona
Most Expensive ZIP Code: 85253 Median Home List Price: $2,263,540 Tucked between Scottsdale and Phoenix, Paradise Valley averages 294 days of sunshine a year. It’s home to a half-dozen restaurants…
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Charlotte Has One of the Country’s Most Expensive Neighborhoods
Every city has good neighborhoods and bad neighborhoods, but some ZIP codes are so exclusive that “good” feels paltry as a description — meaning that in many states, you’d get…
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I Just Bought My First Home at Age 47 and This is What I’ve Learned
I am bending over in the front yard, my right hand wrist-deep in water as I grope for what I hope is the manual shutoff valve to our sprinkler system.…
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42 Metro Areas Where New Home Construction Is Booming
Looking for a brand-new home? Home builders have been busy this year. For home buyers on the hunt for new construction, Texas is the place to be. Three of its…
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How Moving Can Actually Make You Money
Moving sales are great for bargain hunters, typically not so much for people holding the sale, who might be less interested in profit than in cutting down on how much…
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17 Things to Look for When Hunting for a Home Online
An explosion of real-estate websites has made it easier than ever to shop for a new home without ever leaving yours. Still, while having so much information at your fingertips…
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20 Expert Tips for Selling a Home in Today’s Market
By most accounts, 2019 is shaping up as a complex year to sell a home. Inventory is still at historic lows and demand remains strong, thanks to continued job growth,…
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Holy Makeovers: 20 Former Churches That Have Been Born Again
With their soaring steeples, glistening stained glass, and beautiful belfries, churches are unlike any other structures. But places of worship, like people, grow and change; over time, some are decommissioned…
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How to Get to Know Your Neighbors When You Move
Each year, millions of people move to a new community. While immersing yourself in new surroundings may not trump unpacking and setting up a home, there are reasons to make…
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10 Years After the Crash: What You Need to Know About Buying a Home Now
It’s been a decade since the Great Recession, triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis and lax lending standards. After the economic downturn during which many people lost their homes, the…
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25 Most Expensive Beachfront Properties
Right around the time of year the sun starts sticking around longer and the temperatures creep upward, a house by the beach starts to sound mighty nice. Though with far…
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30 Cities Where Today’s College Grads Can Actually Make a Living
The economy is better for graduating college students than it’s been in years, but that isn’t saying much. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, their unemployment rate is 7.1…
