Inside California's tiny-home takeover

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Tiny homes in front of a collage of California landmarks

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A mystery buyer wanted an 800-square-foot trailer in the Hamptons so badly that they offered a staggering $3.75 million for it

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A Montauk Shores trailer selling for $3.75 million
Because the property is trading off market, there's no photos of its interiors.

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Bidding wars no more: Regular people have a better shot at scoring a home as investors flee once-hot cities from Phoenix to Atlanta

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Home prices
The recent about-face from investors may be a boon to regular homebuyers hoping to score a house this year.

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How a Houston real-estate agent who closed $28 million in deals in 2022 turned her broadcast news layoff into a lucrative new career

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Lily Jang.

Charles Baldwin

Portugal bans new Airbnbs over fears of popular cities becoming 'some sort of Disneyland'

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Two cable cars hang at sunset over a river splitting a European city dotted with red roofs
Portugal, which has seen a 40% increase in foreign-born residents in the past decade, is cracking down on short-term rentals.

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Mortgage rates jump to their highest level since November, denting demand in a traditionally busy buying season

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A mother and her daughter walk past a 'for sale' sign.
Mortgage rates are moving higher again.

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Yelp workers flocked to Texas and Florida from New York and San Francisco after the company went fully remote

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Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt at Pier 48 on September 9, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
CEO Jeremy Stoppelman is a vocal advocate of remote work.

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Brace for a home improvement slump as consumers battle inflation, debt, and pressure on house prices, Home Depot warns

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Shoppers at The Home Depot.

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Portugal is shutting down its popular 'golden visa' program. Here are two ways you can still get a residence permit (for less money).

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Lisbon
Portugal's golden visa program was originally launched in 2011 during the financial crisis. It has since raised €6.8 billion in foreign investment, 90% of which went toward local real estate, according to the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service.

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A $130,000 bulletproof concrete modular tiny home has seen strong demand in the US — see inside the units that'll be delivered this year

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The tiny Hüga home.
The tiny Hüga home.

Gonzalo Viramonte, Hüga Technology

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