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I spent thousands renovating a 2,000-square-foot home — but these 5 cheap upgrades actually made the biggest difference
I renovated an old house by Lake George and turned it into an Airbnb. I spent a lot of money on upg…
Katie Cline
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An Arkansas county doesn't want families to move. It's offering them up to $50,000 to buy a new home.
Mississippi County, Arkansas is offering new and existing residents up to $50,000 toward their drea…
Allie Kelly
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Insider Today: My home-renovation nightmare
In Saturday's edition of Insider Today: A home renovation gone wrong, and the rise in Botox injecti…
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it
Xian Jie Lee moved to Japan to study political science and ended up staying to start an Airbnb busi…
Claire Turrell
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Everything you shouldn't do during a home renovation
All we wanted was a nice summer cottage. What we got was a $500,000 lesson in contract law.
Christine Chitnis
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I spent thousands renovating my kitchen and went over budget but there are still 3 things I wish I'd done differently
I spent thousands to have my kitchen renovated last year, and I made a few mistakes during the plan…
Matt Ng
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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
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They met in culinary school and renovated a $444,000 public housing apartment together. The kitchen was the heart of the project.
As first-time homeowners, they were determined not to settle for less. "I think we traveled the who…
Amanda Goh
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One of the pandemic's biggest booms has finally gone bust
What see-saw prices for wood tell us about America's economic future.
Emily Stewart
9 mins read
America has a serious ugly home problem
The nagging discontent with the look of new homes reveals big problems with how they're built &mdas…
James Rodriguez
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Italian officials will pay up to $32,000 for you to move to Tuscany — but there's a catch
Italy's new "residency in the mountains" program will pay people up to $32,000 to relocate to rural…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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I live rent-free in NYC. Moving into a van has allowed me to save, avoid taking out loans, and live a life of adventure.
Gerardo Rios Garcia got accepted into Columbia University, packed up everything, and drove his van …
Gerardo Rios Garcia
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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,Cheryl Teh
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Couple renovating their kitchen finds $75,000 treasure trove of 17th-century coins
A UK couple discovered a 17th-century coin trove worth $75,000 under the kitchen floor while renova…
Rebecca Rommen
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I'm an interior designer. I redid my bathroom for $13,000 — but I still have 4 major regrets.
Despite meticulous planning and a significant investment, there are four major things I regret abou…
Mina Lisanin
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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
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Their trip to Bali was going to be a month long. But they fell in love with the island and built a house near the sea, giving up city life for good.
The front section of the house is shielded by a giant insect net to prevent mosquitoes. There's eve…
Amanda Goh
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Ye seems to hate stairs so much that he tried to dismantle the ones inside the now-gutted, $39 million Malibu home by architect Tadao Ando
Ye tried to replace the stairs inside the Malibu home designed by Tadao Ando with a ramp, The New Y…
Lloyd Lee
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My family of 4 moved to France. My child started school at age 3 and gets healthy meals for lunch.
After moving in 2020, the family of four says they are not moving back. Public school starts at age…
Jane Ridley
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They left NYC for Bali with their teenagers. 7 years later, their sons are fleeing the nest, and they're selling the villa for $1.89 million.
Seven years ago, they sold their teenagers the idea of a yearlong sabbatical in Bali as a break fro…