Before buying a home, check this hidden financial risk

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Houses in a small beach resort in southeast St. Johns County, Florida.

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Photos show some houses survived Hurricanes Helene and Milton while their neighbors crumbled. Homeowners can learn from them.

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A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida.

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Check out Taylor Swift's $100 million real estate portfolio, with houses from Nashville to Beverly Hills

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Taylor Swift is often photographed leaving her townhouse in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City.

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Inside Bill Gates' real estate portfolio, from a Seattle mansion to houses at some of the US's most exclusive clubs

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Bill Gates' first major real estate property was an expansive property on Lake Washington. He's since spent more than $100 million on homes across the country.

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5 cities that will give you a house or land for free

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Lincoln, Kansas
Lincoln, Kansas.

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  • Some towns and cities want people to move there so badly that they give things away for free.
  • Some places are offering property to free homes or land.
  • Here's a list of cities across the country that give free property to movers.

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Millions of homes could flood the US housing market thanks to boomers

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Baby boomers dominate America's housing market. But as they age out, millions of homes will be up for grabs, and Gen Z is poised to benefit.

The key to happiness might be living within walking distance of a coffee shop

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Circus Cooperative Cafe is an employee-owned coffee shop, at 31 Putnam Avenue in Cambridge, MA.
Circus Cooperative Cafe is an employee-owned coffee shop in Cambridge, MA.

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Empty-nest baby boomers won't give up their large homes — and it's hurting millennials with kids

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Development of single-family homes in Burke, Virginia.
Development of single-family homes in Burke, Virginia.

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Rates on the most popular US home loan drop to the lowest in 6 months

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Interest-only mortgages were much more strictly regulated after the financial crisis, but now higher-income borrowers are turning to them as home prices stay high.

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Home prices are dropping fast in Phoenix. Here are 6 of the lowest-priced real estate listings there right now — including one at $215,000.

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Home prices are dropping in cities that were hot spots a just a few years ago. The Phoenix metropolitan area is one of those spots — where prices are down compared to last year.

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