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Couple Who Bought A Neglected Nineteen Eighties Estate Home Spent Three Years Uncovering Hidden Code Violations Before Finally Sharing Their Complete Room By Room Transformation Online
Ross and Georgie Kidder thought they were buying a dated but livable 1980s estate home outside Los Angeles. What they actually bought was a three-year renovation that would tear the […]
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Long-Distance Moving Costs Keep Climbing, and Movers Say Fuel Surcharges Are Only a Small Part of the Real Reason Why
Moving across the country is getting noticeably more expensive, with recent surveys putting the average long-distance move at $4,401, according to Angi’s 2026 moving trends report, and $4,566 for a […]
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Homeowners Insurance Premiums Are Rising at the Highest Rate in More Than a Decade, and the States Getting Hit Hardest Aren’t the Ones You’d Guess
The average homeowner is now paying more for insurance than at any point in recent memory, and 47% of policyholders saw their premium rise in the past year — the […]
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Music Producer Who Recently Bought a Sprawling Beverly Hills Estate Is Paying Property Taxes That Alone Cost More Than the Median American Household Earns in an Entire Year
Grammy-winning music producer Benny Blanco and his wife, singer Selena Gomez, closed on a $35 million Beverly Hills estate in December 2024 — and the property tax bill that comes […]
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Reality TV Star Has Quietly Sold Her Longtime Hollywood Hills Home for More Than Triple What She Paid a Decade Ago, and the Photos Reveal How Much the Neighborhood Has Changed
Julianne Hough quietly closed the book on her Hollywood Hills home last summer, selling the property for $6.35 million — more than triple the $1.94 million she paid for it […]
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Home Flipping Profits Have Collapsed to Levels Nobody Has Seen Since the Great Recession, and the Investors Still in the Game Are Making Far Riskier Bets to Stay Afloat
The typical house flip in the United States earned its investor $65,981 in gross profit in 2025, translating to a 25.5% return on investment — down sharply from 32.1% the […]
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Moving Companies Say September Is One of Their Busiest Windows of the Year as Renters Race to Relocate Before Winter, and Peak-Season Booking Surges Are Already Pushing Prices Higher Than Usual
September is shaping up as one of the moving industry’s busiest stretches of the year, and renters trying to get settled before winter are paying a premium for the timing. […]
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Home Equity Line of Credit Rates Have Been Bouncing Around All Month Long, and Homeowners Sitting on Record Levels of Equity Are Rethinking How They Tap Into It
The average rate on a home equity line of credit sat at 7.29% as of September 2, 2026, according to Bankrate’s weekly survey of the nation’s largest home equity lenders, […]
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Homeowners Are Now Spending More on a Single Statement Light Fixture Than They Spend on an Entire Kitchen Full of Cabinet Hardware, According to New Renovation Spending Data
The average homeowner installing a single light fixture is now paying more than the average homeowner spends outfitting an entire kitchen with new cabinet hardware, according to national project-cost data. […]
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Empty Nesters Are Downsizing Into Homes Half the Size of the One They Raised Their Kids In, and Movers Say This Group Is One of Their Fastest Growing Customer Segments
Six in ten of the baby boomers looking to relocate in greater Memphis right now are leaving homes larger than 2,500 square feet, and a growing share of them are […]