I bought a house with my ex 14 years after we broke up. We're saving so much money, and I'm happier.

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Elisa Ball and her roommate, John.

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An interior designer critiqued my neutral living room. Her tips showed me easy tricks to make a space cozy and stylish.

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I asked an interior designer to help me make my living room feel super cozy.

Cheyenne Lentz

12 home purchases you'll probably regret in a few years, according to interior designers

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Certain design style and decor features aren't very practical.

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Homebuyers need to earn 80% more than they did pre-COVID to comfortably afford a house in this market, Zillow says

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Homebuyers have to earn 80% more than they did pre-covid to comfortably afford a house today.
Homebuyers have to earn 80% more than they did pre-covid to comfortably afford a house today.

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The housing market just saw its biggest inventory spike in nearly 3 years

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Housing inventory is showing signs of improvement.

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One New Yorker won $150,000 when she found out her landlord had been overcharging her. Now a bunch more tenants are using stabilization laws to get money back and pay cheaper rent.

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Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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The US housing market added $2 trillion in value last year, boosted by a nationwide shortage of homes for sale

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The typical US homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment soared to a record high in April, according to Redfin.

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Declining boomer ownership will free up 9.2 million homes by 2035, Freddie Mac says

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Boomers can use the equity in their current homes to buy a new house.
Boomers can use the equity in their current homes to buy a new house.

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The future of the US economy is in the South

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Dallas is among the Southern cities that could play a bigger role in the US's economic future.

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Americans are moving a lot less — and boomers may be to blame

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Boomers are becoming less likely to sell their homes and move.

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