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This woman in Portland bought a house with pizza
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - In Portland's hot real estate market where some homes are getting dozens of offers and bidding wars have sent prices skyrocketing, one buyer found a way to stand out among...
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This huge force has Wall Street psyched about the economy (ITB, XHB, PKB,...
The US housing market has been one of the brightest spots of the economic recovery.After triggering the great recession through the subprime mortgage crisis eight years ago, the housing market has...
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This startup wants to turn your $5,000 real estate investment into $2.5 billion
It’s the motto high-net-worth investors live by: Invest in real estate.In fact, the famous “Yale model,” which outperformed traditional stock and bond allocations for decades, allocates up to 20% of...
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Why we owned our home for only 18 months before deciding to sell — at a...
Once upon a time purchasing a home landed at the very top of my bucket list.At 25 years old it felt like the next logical step in growing up — a move that would inch my wife, Jessica, and me closer to...
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San Francisco is in a housing crisis, but we have no idea where to go from here
For nearly eight hours last week, residents of San Francisco's Mission district stood in line and begged for a chance to save their neighborhood from the wave of tech-gentrification they believe is...
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This is what it looks like when a Google lawyer tries to evict a beloved tenant
"Hey Jack, Arkansas wants you," shouted Evan Wolkenstein from the steps of 812 Guerrero St. The crowd of protesters standing in the rain in front of him offered alternatives: Oklahoma, or more...
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11 cities where minimum-wage workers are getting crushed by rent
Low-wage workers are getting priced out of America's biggest cities.While some cities, including Seattle and San Francisco, have recently raised the minimum wage to as much as $15 an hour, these...
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Why this startup thinks it can take on Craigslist and Airbnb
Housing is being attacked from all sides in San Francisco: the short-term rental market may be capped by the city government, while long-term tenants are being forced out of their rentals by owners who...
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How to buy a vacation home you can afford in 5 steps
Do you dream of owning a vacation home, but find the idea of buying one too intimidating?It's actually easier than you may think.Here's a guide to help you analyze your options.1. Match housing choices...
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Here's what $5 million buys in housing markets around the world
$5 million is a hefty sum of money to buy a home in any place. But in some locations, that amount of money doesn't go as far as one might think.In its latest Luxury Defined report, Christie's...
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Why you can't afford your dream home
Does it seem like everyone around you is buying a home and you can't figure out how?Or that buying a home is the next rational step in your life, but there is something (namely, money) holding you...
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Some US neighborhoods may have completely missed the housing recovery
The housing crisis hit few people harder than LaDonna Foster. A secretary for the city of St. Louis, Foster divorced in 2007 and soon went into bankruptcy. Two years later she had a heart attack. In...
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Robert De Niro's son nabs record-breaking, $120 million NYC listing
The Upper East Side is in the news for something other than wife bonuses this week. The neighborhood is home to New York City's new most expensive listing: three identical limestone townhouses on East...
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The most and least expensive neighborhoods to rent in New York City
New York City is notorious for its high rent prices and competitive housing market. Good location, affordability, and space — anyone who's navigated the delicate process of finding an apartment knows...
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Working for commission taught me more about money than my 9-5 ever did
There are currently over 15.3 million self-employed people in the United States.I know their trials and tribulations.Getting into real estate from a teaching background has taught me more about...
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Buying a house was the worst financial decision I ever made
The year was 2001. I was 21 years old, with one semester of college left.I wasn't taking school very seriously anymore, so me and my roommate were going through cases of Natural Light beer every...
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You can buy this private island where Marilyn Monroe used to party for $11...
Considering the fact that New York City townhouses go for tens of millions of dollars, and luxury condos are climbing into the hundred million range, $11 million for an entire private island and...
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Beastie Boy Mike D's Brooklyn townhouse is the chicest celebrity listing of...
Hip-hop icon Michael Diamond, aka Beastie Boy Mike D, has gotten a lot of attention for his impeccably designed Brooklyn home. Back in 2013, news that Diamond and his wife, filmmaker Tamra Davis, had...
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Tyler Perry is selling his ridiculously lavish Atlanta mansion for $25 million
Tyler Perry is an actor, screenwriter, playwright, director, producer, and, last but not least, major real estate collector.Although he just listed his palatial Atlanta mansion for $25 million, he...
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Queen Elizabeth just scooped up a $7.9 million pied-a-terre in New York City
It’s no Buckingham Palace, but it’s rather special anyway. Even the British royal family is getting into the business of pieds-a-terre in New York. Queen Elizabeth II is now the proud owner of an...
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