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At 18, she dreamed about moving to Japan. When she turned 50, she quit her job and bought an abandoned home near Osaka.
Chani felt stuck in a rut, working 10-hour days as a teacher. "I just can't keep going on this trea…
Amanda Goh
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A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.
"Before, we were moving every few years, so our walls were never painted and we never hung up pictu…
Amanda Goh
7 mins read
After 8 years of van life, they were ready to settle down. They bought an abandoned watermill in Portugal to turn into a family home.
The couple says helping out with Hurricane Ian clean-up efforts prepared them for the scale of the …
Amanda Goh
4 mins read
A millennial couple bought an old, abandoned farmhouse and moved to Italy. They said renovating it is a full-time job.
The couple are renovating the 27-room farmhouse to rent out for guests, and plan to host workshops.
Ella Hopkins
2 mins read
A pro-Trump European leader predicts he will abandon Ukraine: 'The Americans will quit this war'
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told national radio that the US under Trump will abandon Ukra…
Thibault Spirlet
5 mins read
I bought an abandoned house and tried to renovate it but failed. I'll never buy another fixer-upper.
Karie Fugett purchased a dilapidated house in Oregon with plans to achieve the American Dream. The …
Karie Fugett
1 min read
A millennial couple bought an abandoned cottage for half the price of nearby houses. It's a major fixer-upper, but it's worth it.
And, after two years of looking for a starter home in Rhode Island's Pawtuxet Village, a town near …
Maria Noyen
2 mins read
The long tale of the yacht linked to a Russian oligarch and abandoned in the Caribbean for more than 2 years finally draws to a close
A European buyer bought the 267-foot yacht, ending two-year saga involving ex-Google CEO Eric Schmi…
Lian Kit Wee
4 mins read
Why Kamala Harris made her 'closing argument' in front of the White House
Holding the speech on the Ellipse was an explicit nod toward January 6, even if her speech wasn't m…
Bryan Metzger
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I loved my 10-day trip to Croatia, but knowing these 6 things could have made it better
Looking back, Erin Liam would have watched "Game of Thrones" before her first vacation in Croatia.
Erin Liam
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The typical first-time homebuyer in America is older than ever before
They have a median age of 38, up from 35 in 2023. By comparison, first-time homebuyers in the 1980s…
Alcynna Lloyd
2 mins read
Japan's glut of abandoned, derelict homes created so many eyesores and safety hazards it's making the property market bleed billions
Japan's empty houses have damaged the prices of homes near them and caused a $25 billion loss in ju…
Aditi Bharade
5 mins read
Boeing's turnaround plan is something any business can relate to: focus on the culture and the work
Boeing's four-part turnaround plan includes a more intense focus on the work being done and rethink…
Dan DeFrancesco
4 mins read
Why Japan has more than 8 million cheap abandoned houses that people are renovating into dream homes
Blame a shrinking population, a push into cities, and a lack of DIY culture. All are reasons so man…
Amanda Goh,Jordan Pandy,Chery…
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Buying a house gets even more expensive
Home prices have increased for ten months in a row and hit their highest-ever tally for the month t…
Geoff Weiss
5 mins read
Big-dollar Democratic donors are split: Hold the line or abandon Biden?
A top Biden donor told Business Insider they're thinking has changed on the president's campaign a…
Lloyd Lee
2 mins read
An Italian town wants to sell its abandoned homes for $1 but the owners won't let it
Despite the success of $1 home initiatives in other Italian towns, the mayor of Patrica is struggli…
Joshua Zitser
3 mins read
A Hollywood producer's vandalized mansions recall a landmark case when graffiti artists won $6.75 million after their work was destroyed
Tags similar to those on Los Angeles' iconic graffiti towers have appeared in another unlikely plac…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
3 mins read
I was scammed out of nearly $300,000 and was forced to abandon my retirement dreams
A 70-year-old man lost almost $300,000 — all of his savings — to a scam. He feels older people are …
Kelly Burch
4 mins read
Why Japan is one of the only countries that isn't fed up with housing costs
Some experts have pointed to Japan, where housing costs are lower than peer countries, as a potenti…