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Government Regulations Alone Now Add…

Sep 11, 20264 min read

Government regulation now adds $131,734 to the price of a brand-new single-family…

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Lowe’s Just Cut Its Full-Year…

Sep 11, 20263 min read

Lowe’s cut the top end of its full-year sales outlook after a…

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Florida Homeowners Are Now Paying…

Sep 11, 20265 min read

Florida homeowners are now paying an average of $8,292 a year for…

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Popular Leaf Vacuum Is Being…

Sep 11, 20263 min read

DR Power Equipment is recalling about 60,250 walk-behind and tow-behind leaf vacuums…

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Home Depot Just Posted Its…

Sep 11, 20263 min read

Home Depot posted $47.9 billion in sales for its fiscal second quarter,…

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Zillow Just Predicted Rents Will…

Sep 11, 20263 min read

Zillow’s latest forecast shows two housing metrics moving in opposite directions at…

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Home Prices Are Still Climbing…

Sep 11, 20263 min read

Home prices nationally grew just 1.4% year-over-year in July 2026, barely up…

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Roughly 11% of Home Listing…

Sep 11, 20263 min read

About 10.8% of nearly 40,000 primary listing photos pulled from Zillow, Redfin,…

Nicolas Cage’s Malibu Mansion Is…

Nicolas Cage’s Malibu Mansion Is…

Sep 11, 20263 min read

A sinkhole opened beneath a $10.5 million Malibu beachfront property tied to…

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Squatters Are Turning Empty Homes…

Sep 11, 20264 min read

Most squatting disputes people hear about involve a lockout, a locksmith, and…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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