China's troubled property giant Country Garden has reportedly defaulted on a bond payment

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A residential building of Country Garden in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province.
A residential building of Country Garden in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province.

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Buying a home has become way too complicated

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Among a tangle of jungle plants and vines, a lane of houses appears, with eager real estate agents stand in front of the doorways. And the lane narrows, the horizons depicts the houses fragmenting, a lone orange house surviving in the large expanse of a starry night sky.
Two decades after companies like Zillow and Trulia revolutionized home search, the rest of the process remains pretty much the same.

The founder of Chinese property developer Evergrande — who was once Asia's second-richest person — is no longer a billionaire

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Hui Ka Yan
China Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan.

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Dov Charney is fighting over his Silver Lake mansion in bankruptcy court. Only problem: The court can't get rid of squatters like Milo Yiannopoulos and Ye's hanger-ons.

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Dov Charney (left), Milo Yiannopoulos (center), and Ian Connor (right).
Ousted American Apparel founder Dov Charney (left), alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos (center), and rapper Ian Connor (right) have all been served motions for turnover of possession of the historic Garbutt House in Silver Lake, California, as part of Charney's bankruptcy proceedings.

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They built a small house in rural Thailand for $22,500. They don't have debt, but that doesn't mean the lifestyle is easy.

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The completed tiny house exterior.
The exterior of Ryan and Damo's home.

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California just legalized affordable housing in church parking lots and coastal cities — and it could help solve the state's crisis

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A view of 1709 Broderick Street, the house depicted in the filming of the TV show,
San Francisco Mayor London Breed celebrated new laws limiting the role of environmental regulations in restricting housing development.

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3 reasons it could be the right time to buy a home, despite high interest rates

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A photo of a young family in front of a home with solar panels on the roof.
Buying and installing solar panels is expensive, but there are many financing options available.

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Trump dodges jail in New York gag order violation, but gets hit with a $5,000 fine for 'inadvertent' posting

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Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York, and the trial judge, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron.
Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York, and the trial judge, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron.

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House prices may climb further – but slide next year if mortgage rates stay at 8%, says top strategist

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US home prices could rise in the short term but drop next year unless mortgage rates fall, Morgan Stanley says.

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Tempest in a triplex: Trump accused of failing to turn over fraud-trial documents relating to his NY penthouse

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Trump Tower in New York City on March 19, 2023.
Trump Tower in New York City.

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