Want to sell your home? Get ready for disappointment.

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A house for sale melting in the summer sun
Gone are the days of throwing up a for-sale sign and waiting for the feeding frenzy to begin. Home sellers are about to get a rude awakening.

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The US needs immigrants to fill jobs, but can't house them. Nowhere makes this more clear than New York City.

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The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan.
The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan on Saturday January 6, 2024.

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Want to fire your real estate agent? Try this.

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Lewis Buckley (right) and Allan Wood (left), the entrepreneurs behind Hiizzy.com
Lewis Buckley (right) and Allan Wood (left), the entrepreneurs behind Hiizzy.com

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10 things gardeners and interior designers would never have in their outdoor spaces

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Beautifully landscaped small Canadian garden in summer. Blue spruces, hosta, astilbes and azaleas are just some of the many plants in this cozy little backyard.
Certain kinds of furniture and plants can really detract from a backyard.

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A French castle owned by royals and a Rothschild is on the market for $454M — which would make it one of the most expensive homes ever sold

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French castle
A French castle that was owned by royalty is available to buy.

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Veteran analysts say the world's biggest private-equity firm could be in big trouble

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The Goldman prodigy behind Silicon Valley's glorious city of the future

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Jan Sramek standing in wide field of grass with powerlines in the and a wooden shed in the back
Jan Sramek believes the solution to the housing crisis facing Silicon Valley is to build a new city from scratch  — and that he's the guy to get it done.

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Soaring insurance costs could finally put a lid on home prices, real estate experts say

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Look inside the last lofts of New York City's artists, shielded 40 years ago from the city's soaring rents

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Betsy Kaufman sits in her industrial studio space with rainbow colored paintings on the wall.
Betsy Kaufman.

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HGTV's new show 'Zillow Gone Wild' brings the popular Instagram account to life and shows off the one-of-a-kind homeowners behind the listings

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Jack McBrayer and Tracy Turco stand in front of the ornate black-and-gold doors of her Pink Palace home.
Host Jack McBrayer tours the "Pink Palace" of Palm Springs with its owner Tracy Turco.

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