An interior designer shares 11 things she'd never have in her own home

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Living room with vaulted ceilings, leather couch, large coffee table
Some interior designers have a few styles, furniture pieces, and trends, they will always try to avoid.

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I moved back home after living abroad for 12 years. I worried it would be a step backward for my daughter and me.

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Siobhan Colgan and her son looking out at a landscape abroad
The author had to move home after living abroad.

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Trump lays out his plans to make housing cheaper in Davos speech

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Trump at Davos
President Donald Trump briefly mentioned his housing policies in his speech at Davos.

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I moved to a walkable city on an island in Canada. Despite a few drawbacks, living here feels close to perfect.

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Woman standing with coffee in dog in front of Parliament building with flowery tree
I never imagined I'd fall in love with living in Victoria, Canada, which is smaller than other places I've dreamed of living.

Maria Polansky

Trump laid out his plans to restrict institutional housing investors — with some notable carveouts

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President Donald Trump.
Trump signed an executive order banning large institutional players from buying stand-alone homes.

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15 celebs who moved to Florida and why they love it there

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Sylvester Stallone is one of several celebrities who've moved to the Sunshine State.

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I'm an American who moved to a small French village. I tried to adjust, but learned I wasn't built for country living.

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A shot of the French village where the author lived, featuring houses, fields, and a skyline.
I'd hoped my new home would be a bit more walkable.

Audrey Bruno

A Harvard MBA grad knew the immigrant dream wasn't for her. She moved back to China to start a search fund.

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Sally Tian spent years moving between cultures. In 2025, she decided to move back to China to start a search fund.

Sally Tian.

Get ready to enter a bidding war in these 10 housing markets this year

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Hartford, Connecticut, skyline.
The Northeast made up more than half of the top 10 hottest metros for 2026.

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A woman and her father spent $80,000 turning a Texas house listed as a teardown into a cozy cottage. Take a look inside.

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A side-by-side of a kitchen and a woman smiling and leaning against a bookshelf ladder.
Ali Michel customized her 1930s cottage.

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