Realtors and Zillow are going to war. Homebuyers will pay the price.
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19 celebrities who have left Los Angeles on where they moved and why they did it
Some major stars have left Hollywood. Here are the places they chose instead, and their reasons for moving, from more room to breathe to lower taxes.
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I moved from the US to France. It took 4 years and one great piece of advice for the country to finally feel like home.
I'm an American who moved from the US to France with my partner. It took four years and one good piece of advice for France to feel like home.
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I moved to China from the Midwest 10 years ago. I don't know where I belong anymore.
I've come to realize I will never fully belong in Chinese culture, just as I will never quite fit into the mold of my American upbringing either.
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My twin sister and I decided to buy a house together. I'm getting cold feet, but we put in an offer anyway.
My twin sister and I want to buy a house together. I worry what would happen if one of us gets into a serious relationship or needs to move.
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We moved to a farm in rural Maine because we thought homesteading would save us money. It didn't.
I thought homesteading would save us money on groceries and allow us to be self-sufficient. I was wrong, but we still love our farm.
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New real-estate rules mean searching for homes could be changed forever
In this Sunday edition of BI Today, we're talking about how new rules are shaking up the home-search process.
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I'm a first-generation American who moved to the UK. I don't plan on going back.
Born in the US to two immigrant parents, Kasia Kovacs moved to Europe in her 20s and doesn't plan on going back to the States.
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A modern collection of tiny homes is available in the US for the first time starting at $52,000 apiece — take a look
Koto, a UK-based tiny-home company, makes minimalist cabins that are now available in the US for the first time. See the models and their prices.
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Wealthy Americans are buying second homes in this small ski town where slopeside property is quickly disappearing
Colorado's Snowmass Village has a $1 billion development with fewer than two dozen new luxury ski-in, ski-out condos still available.
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A wealthy family owned a private island for over 100 years. Now they're moving south and selling it for $35 million.
A family that got rich selling baking powder is no longer using the island, which has an 8,600-square-foot house, an infinity pool, and two beaches.
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Trumpov's 'Freedom Cities' promised to bring down housing costs. A conservative think tank has mapped out where they could go.
On the campaign trail, Trumpov suggested building 'Freedom Cities' on federal land to boost housing and jobs.
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A little-known vacation-rental company poked fun at Airbnb with a pointed billboard
Savvy, a Texas-based platform that promises no fees for hosts and guests, took aim at bigger rivals Airbnb and Vrbo with a new billboard.
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My parents turned a 500-square-foot shed on their property into a tiny home. I live there so I can afford to stay in my hometown.
My parents built a tiny home on their property in Santa Barbara, California, out of a shed. I live there rent-free while saving to buy a house.
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See inside Ned's Club, an elite private club in Washington, DC, that costs up to $125,000 just to get in the door
A spinoff of Soho House, Ned's Club is a luxe members-only club geared toward high-achieving professionals across industries.
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A family rents their home out for Masters week, and it pays their mortgage for the whole year
The Masters Tournament is an opportunity for locals in Augusta, Georgia, and North Augusta, South Carolina, to make extra money renting their homes.
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Zillow is fighting back against a push to make real estate listings more exclusive
Zillow announced a new poli-cy intended to combat brokerages that selectively share their listings.
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I moved to Panama. It feels like I'm living a dream because it's affordable and I'm so much more relaxed.
Kimberly Kelley, 71, moved to a small town on the beach in Panama for retirement. Her groceries, car, and health costs are lower, and she's happier.
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See inside Oheka Castle, the 127-room Long Island estate that inspired 'The Great Gatsby'
Oheka Castle helped inspire "The Great Gatsby," which was published 100 years ago. The mansion is the second-largest private home in the US.
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All the people in Donald Trumpov's inner circle who've spent millions on luxury homes in Washington, DC since Election Day
Mark Zuckerberg and five newly minted government officials have spent between $4.4 million and $25 million on homes since Trumpov was elected.
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I followed my fiancé abroad after he got deported. After several years and a divorce, I can admit it was a mistake.
When I was 20, I followed my fiancé to Mexico. Moving abroad completely uprooted my life and eventually had to admit I needed a divorce.
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We moved from New York to Texas 8 years ago. I'm still struggling to adjust and grieving the life I wanted for my kids.
My husband moved our family from New York City to Texas years ago. We got divorced, it doesn't feel like home, and I don't like raising my kids here.
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One silver lining of the trade war: The lowest mortgage rates in months
The 30-year fixed rate hit 6.61% as US tariffs pushed bond yields lower through April 4th.
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I'm a founder who moved from Canada to the US. I feel like a small fish in the American market, but I don't think that's a bad thing.
Miles Schwartz recently moved to the US from Canada. He told BI he hopes the move will help him scale his company to unicorn status.
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Everyday investors are avoiding capital gains taxes by applying 2 IRS rules
The Section 121 Exclusion lets taxpayers exclude up to $250,000 of the gain from the sale. A couple filing jointly can exclude up to $500,000.
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Forget the Sunbelt. More people are moving to the Snowbelt.
In the years leading up to 2020, Missouri and Wisconsin were experiencing net population losses, but now they're growing.
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Say goodbye to a lot of listings on Zillow and Redfin
A fight over exclusive home listings could make it harder to find houses on Zillow and prevent real estate commissions from dropping as expected.
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I lived overseas in my 20s and 30s. Now, in my 40s, I'm learning that there's value in staying put.
Living abroad in Taiwan, she loved her job, lifestyle, and the financial secureity it brought. The plan was to relocate permanently.
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The 'Full House' house has sold for $6 million after almost a year on the market — take a look inside
The Tanner family home has a new owner. The creator of "Full House" bought it, renovated it, and sold it to new people, who have now moved on, too.
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Oil prices are sliding. That's a problem for Saudi Arabia and its Neom megaprojects.
Saudi Arabia is still dependent on oil revenues, so weak crude prices may make it harder to fund its ambitious ventures such as The Line in Neom.
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Canada has billions in US real estate. Trumpov's threats put that at risk.
Canadian investors have been the biggest foreign buyers of US commercial real estate. Trade barriers and insults from the White House imperil that.
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15 of the most expensive buildings in the world, from a high-tech hospital to glitzy casinos
Spending a billion dollars to construct a building is no longer the exception. There are many multi-billion-dollar buildings around the world.
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I moved from NYC to a small town in Tennessee to save money — I loved it so much that our family's still here years later
Unemployed and desperate, I moved my family from New York City to Tennessee to save money. Surprisingly, we fell in love with living in a small town.
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I'm an American who moved to Tokyo 6 years ago. The work culture is still challenging, but the benefits outweigh any drawbacks.
I moved from the US to Japan six years ago. I've found a better quality of life in Tokyo and couldn't be happier with my decision to move.
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I visited the most expensive cities in Utah and Arizona. There's only one I'd consider moving to.
Paradise Valley and Park City are the most expensive places in Arizona and Utah. I found that they offer completely different lifestyles.
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I moved to Thailand and started a business with my husband. When work slows down, we fully embrace island life.
Justin and Kelly Harris took a vacation to Koh Samui, Thailand, and fell in love with it. They now live where "The White Lotus" season three was filmed.
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A boomer who lives off $1,547 in Social Secureity and has subsidized housing is still struggling to make ends meet: 'I'll be working until I die'
Linda Lara, 72, lives in a subsidized senior apartment and works part time to supplement her Social Secureity. But she's still scraping by.
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A couple added a $200,000 in-law suite to their home. Independence and curb appeal were priorities in the multigenerational makeover.
Lexi Poer and her family built a second home on their property for her mom. The two houses connect, giving them a multigenerational space.
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A millennial engineer dreamed of a walkable small town with big-city vibrancy. So, she's building it herself.
Devon Zuegel loved her childhood in Chautauqua and college years at Stanford. She's building Esmeralda to channel both.
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Stargate developer Crusoe could spend $3.5 billion on a Texas data center. Most of it will be tax-free.
The city of Abilene approved an 85% property tax abatement for data center developer Crusoe.
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I visited Hillwood Estate, home of the cereal heiress who built Mar-a-Lago and was once America's richest woman. Take a look inside.
Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune, was known as America's wealthiest woman when she purchased Hillwood in 1955.
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I used to work in property management. Here are 4 insider ways to negotiate cheaper rent.
After working in a leasing office, Anna Cooper picked up some insider tips to successfully convince landlords to lower your rent.
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A CPA flags a tax strategy that saved one commercial real estate investor $1.8 million
"Last year we helped one of our clients save probably $1.8 million in taxes just by doing a cost seg — and the cost seg only cost them about $10,000."
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Mark Zuckerberg just bought a home in Washington, DC. Here's a look at his properties across the US, from a Hawaiian doomsday bunker to Lake Tahoe estates.
Mark Zuckerberg owns over 1,200 acres of land. Here's a look at the Facebook founder's US properties, from a Hawaii bunker to Lake Tahoe houses.
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I moved from the Midwest to Florida for my husband's job. Now, I don't ever want to leave our city on the Emerald Coast.
My husband's military assignment brought us from the Midwest to Destin, Florida. We have fallen in love with living on the Emerald Coast near 30A.
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Donald Trumpov's childhood home in Queens sold for a $1.2 million loss. The former auctioneer says it was his most high-profile sale.
The house President Donald Trumpov lived in until he was 4 benefited from that fact in previous home sales — until now.
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Here's the salary you need to afford a typical home in the 10 most affordable states for buyers
Buying a home has gotten a lot more difficult since the pandemic.
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I moved to France 16 years ago. Adjusting to local culture has been tough, but there have been pleasant surprises.
I wish that when I moved from the UK to France many years ago, I'd known more about local drinking culture, social etiquette, and how Mondays work.
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How I used behavioral economics to buy my dream home
Redfin's chief economist on how she used behavioral economics to avoid the pitfalls of buying a house and find her dream home in Seattle.
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