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Manhattan Luxury Market Booms Despite Mayor Mamdani’s New Tax on Second Homes Despite New York City’s first ever pied-à-terre tax on upscale properties worth over $5 million, the city’s luxury real estate sector remains unbowed—in fact, it is booming. The tax championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani went into effect July 1, but Manhattan’s luxury marketRead …

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Rents Are Falling in This City—but Relief for Some Could Still Be 474 Years Away Dallas–Fort Worth, TX, has spent years adding apartments at a pace that’s pushed rents down 2.9% from a year earlier, according to Realtor.com® data. But a new analysis suggests that it would take an estimated 474 years for that sameRead …

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Key New Year’s Tax Deadline May Loom for Florida—Will It Sway More Out-of-State Buyers? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently unveiled an ambitious plan that would eliminate property taxes on the majority of owner-occupied homes in the state. But so far, real estate agents say a potential deadline to reap the benefits hasn’t had much impactRead …

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EXCLUSIVE: The World’s Shortest Married Couple Reveal Ingenious Ways They’ve Upgraded Their Home To Fit Their Unique Needs A Brazilian husband and wife who hold the Guinness World Record for the “world’s shortest married couple” are opening up about the ways in which they have customized their marital home in order to fit their specialRead …

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Home Equity Firm Hometap Faces Surge of Class-Action Lawsuits Alleging ‘Predatory’ Practices Rapidly growing home equity investment (HEI) company Hometap is facing a cascade of class-action lawsuits accusing it of misrepresenting its products by describing them as “purchase options contracts” instead of mortgage loans to skirt federal and state borrower protections. Civil complaints filed againstRead …

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6 Ways To Keep Everyone Cool When There’s A Battle Over The Thermostat This Summer The thermostat can cause some serious tension during the summer months, especially if you live in a multigenerational household. And as most of America deals with a dangerous July Fourth heat wave, the battle over the thermostat could be dicierRead …

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FBI Agents Say Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Are Fake—as Search for Missing 84-Year-Old Stretches Into 6th Month To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. The FBI has concluded that all three ransom notes sent after the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, were fraudulent, according to a newRead …

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Netflix sensation and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders darling Reece Weaver has already turned the page on her time with the team—and planted new roots in the state of Alabama, where she and her husband, Will Allman, have just snapped up a $750,000 home. Weaver, 24, who is originally from Florida but met her husband while sheRead …

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Alum Reece Weaver Snaps Up $750K Alabama Home With Husband Will Allman-After Shock Exit From the Team Read More »

The Washington Commanders will anchor a new $24.2 billion development along the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. City officials unveiled a master plan Tuesday for the redevelopment of the Robert F. Kennedy Campus in the city’s Hill East neighborhood. Under the new plan, the 180-acre former RFK Stadium and its surrounding parkingRead …

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The dream of finding an affordable home often feels out of reach for many prospective buyers, especially those in the middle-income bracket. While the housing market might appear robust on the surface, a deeper look reveals a significant disconnect between available homes and what many can truly afford. This growing financial pressure highlights a criticalRead …

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