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Hollywood star Josh Duhamel appears to be parting ways with his life in Los Angeles and dedicating himself to living full-time at his off-grid Minnesota cabin after listing his longtime California home for $2.99 million. Duhamel, 53, who recently welcomed his second child with wife Audra Mari, purchased the ranch-style dwelling in Encino for $2.65Read …

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Tech giant Meta announced earlier this month that it’s launching a workforce training academy offering free education and guaranteed jobs in the skilled trades—and the ripple effects could extend well beyond the construction sites. The America’s Workforce Academy (AWA) will pilot this year in Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas, with an initial investment of $115Read …

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Modular construction, panelized building, and other techniques could shave major costs off the price of building a new home, a new study finds. Manufactured housing techniques could shave 20% to 30% off the cost of building some homes, according to a new analysis from the JPMorganChase PolicyCenter. Those techniques could also cut down the timeRead …

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The deadly partial collapse of a condominium building in Surfside, FL, was rooted in severe design and construction flaws dating all the way back to 1981, a federal probe has revealed. A total of 98 people died when the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed on June 24, 2021, making the tragedy one of the worstRead …

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Most middle-class Americans are losing the struggle with the rising cost of living, but residents of two Deep South states are actually coming out ahead, according to a new report. In 14 states, middle-class incomes are underwater by 10% or more in terms of trying to keep up with inflation in key living costs overRead …

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Most people associate high tornado risk with states such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. While Tornado Alley has always been in the Great Plains region—which stretches from Texas up to South Dakota—it’s been moving eastward into the Southeast and Midwest over the past few decades. Now, states such as Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, OhioRead …

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Kylie Jenner has removed her extraordinary concrete megamansion from the market—just six months after listing the modern Los Angeles dwelling for $48 million. The reality TV personality listed the seven-bedroom Holmby Hills property on Dec. 22, according to property records, after purchasing it for $36.5 million in 2020. It remained on the market for severalRead …

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The Senate heard testimony on Tuesday regarding federal taxes on the profits from home sales, which industry advocates say could be discouraging millions of homeowners from selling. Kevin Brown, president of the National Association of Realtors®, urged Congress to raise the exclusion limits on capital gains taxes for home sellers, which currently kick in atRead …

Capital Gains Tax Discourages Owners From Selling, Senate Hears Read More »

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging the state’s voters to adopt a proposed $11.25 billion housing affordability bond aimed at boosting residential construction and homeownership rates. The governor’s office announced on Monday that Newsom, the state Senate and Assembly have reached a deal to place the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 onRead …

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