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America’s Home Insurance Time Bomb
American homeowners living in vulnerable regions have long been used to coping with extreme weather events, but climate change is changing the playing field for the home insurance sector in…
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California Drops $20-Billion ‘Affordable-Housing’ Plan
A $20-billion proposal to build more affordable housing in the Bay Area, one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country, will not be put to voters in…
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Florida Seniors ‘Terrified’ as Condo Crisis Could Leave Them Homeless
The rising costs of homeowners association (HOA) fees and home insurance is weighing so heavily on the Sunshine State's retirees that many risk becoming homeless, a South Florida realtor has…
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I Fled My Home in Georgia With Two Kids—And Faced America’s Housing Crisis
By Pamela M. Covington The first glimpse of it struck me as an omen—my only affordable refuge was at the end of a dismal dead-end street alongside railroad tracks. I…
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California Condo Prices Plunge in San Francisco, Worth Less Than Decade Ago
Despite recent signs that San Francisco is on a path to economic recovery, condos in the city are yet to make a comeback, as several sellers are still slashing their…
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Florida Residents Rail Against Spiraling Condo Costs: ‘It Is Killing Me’
New regulations requiring aging condos in Florida to undergo regular inspections and necessitating maintenance and repair works to make them safe and sound are making some residents fear for their…
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Georgia Sees Surge in Squatters Being Taken to Court
The number of squatters being taken to court is skyrocketing in Georgia as homeowners continue to face issues with illegal tenants residing on their properties.Georgia has seen a significant uptick…
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Florida Housing Market Struggles as Tampa Prices Slashed by 1 in 3 Sellers
Roughly one in three homes listed for sale in Tampa, Florida, in June had their original asking price slashed by sellers, according to a new study by GoBankingRates. Homeowners in…
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Austin Housing Market ‘Distress’ Sees Prices Slashed by Over 30 Percent
Austin's housing market is in "acute distress" as newly built homes continue flooding the market at the same time as sales plummet in the Texas capital, according to a new…