A beloved restaurateur turned a white home into an over-the-top pink-and-green paradise that found a buyer in just 6 days after a bidding war. See inside.

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A living room with pink and gold wallpaper
Deborah Hughes, who ran beloved restaurant Upstairs on the Square in Harvard Square near Boston, owned this house for 21 years.

Schillem "Nemo" Guerin of Alouisjean Media

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

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