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An Oregon woman has issued a viral warning not to leave one common household item unchecked. Julie Endicott, who goes by @homesteadingmommasaga on TikTok, revealed in a recent video that she discovered a plugged-in USB-C charging cable [burning through](https://www.realtor.com/advice/home-improvement/danger-appliances-might-start-fire/) a blanket in her house. “Something was definitely hot. … I’m looking around, and I’m freakingRead …

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Think that a new-construction home is out of your price range? Think again. There are plenty of places where you can get a new-construction home for an affordable price of around or under $275,000. New-construction homes are, on average, more expensive upfront than older homes. However, the difference between the two has closed in recentRead …

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It was long my dream to buy a home designed by my favorite architect, [Bruce Goff](https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/i-live-in-a-famous-architect-home-bruce-goff-la-freeman-house/). At some point, I told my dad about it. A retired sales manager with a lot of time on his hands, he loves a challenge. So he revived the cold-calling skills that he’d honed over 30-plus years of sellingRead …

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“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, show me the greatest home of them all,” so teases megabroker and “Owning Manhattan” star Ryan Serhant in his latest [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z__cI8m0tiw). Is it a soaring [Manhattan](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Manhattan_NY) mansion in the sky? A palace in [Palm Beach](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Palm-Beach_FL)? No, it’s an [opulent estate](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7-Stokes-Farm-Rd_Old-Tappan_NJ_07675_M66876-28320) in [Old Tappan, NJ](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Old-Tappan_NJ). But the celebrity broker promisesRead …

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A former spiritual center in the resort town of Sedona, AZ, where vortexes, spas, and healing clinics attract 5 million visitors each year, has hit the market for $30 million. The Sedona Creative Life Center was built in 1978 and zoned for commercial and residential use. At one time, there were plans to turn itRead …

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A [Lakewood, CO](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Lakewood_CO), home is something of a real estate “mullet:” all business in the front and a party in the back. From the street, the windowless, ranch-style build from 1971 is unexceptional. Out back is another story. It’s a party paradise, with a pool that spans inside to outdoors. An offer is already pendingRead …

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A Massachusetts family found a hilarious hidden note while renovating their 136-year-old home. The note, which has since gone viral, was written in 1888 by a carpenter named Smith and was left [on a shingle](https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/pros-cons-buying-old-house/) on the home in Cohasset. “I was discharged from work on this house by McBride the Bulldog for being drunkRead …

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The place the locals in [Running Springs, CA](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Running-Springs_CA), call the “ [Flying Diaper House](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2140-Hollymont-Dr_Running-Springs_CA_92382_M27463-79654?from=srp-list-card)” went under contract quickly. “The locals who grew up here used to slide down the roof and play hide-and-seek, and it was kind of like the playground here for the kids,” says listing agent Jaime Brandon, with Keller Williams Lake Arrowhead.Read …

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As the head of the federal agency charged with tackling the nation’s housing needs, Adrianne Todman has a big job. The acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is at the helm at a time when housing costs have become one of the [biggest pain points for Americans](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-no-1-issue-for-young-americans-this-election-not-student-loans-abortion-or-guns-its-housing-41e4cdb2?mod=realtor), especially younger ones.Read …

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Millennial Marissa Jannetti got into the housing market at the perfect time. In 2018, Jannetti and her husband were just starting their careers. They didn’t want to rent anymore, yet they didn’t have a big budget for a house. They crunched the numbers and learned that if they took out an [FHA loan](https://www.realtor.com/advice/finance/fha-loan-requirements-what-home-buyers-need/), which requiredRead …

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