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One Year After Harvey: A Houston Community Grapples With Ruined Homes, Painful Choices

The problems that a Houston community is grappling with in the wake of Hurricane Harvey are similar to those storm victims all over the country are facing.

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Written by Clare Trapasso

December 4, 2018
The Eternal Quest for the Perfect Home: More Buyers Turn to Feng Shui Masters for the Answer

Although the practice of feng shui originated in China about 3,000 years ago, it exerts a powerful influence on modern real estate.

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Written by Donna Rolando

November 20, 2018
Can Suburbs Rebrand Themselves to Snare More Millennial Home Buyers?

There is a growing number of cities and towns using branding campaigns and social media blitzes to spruce up their image and attract younger buyers.

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Written by Lisa Prevost

November 15, 2018
Amazon’s New Headquarters May Be a Prime Deal for Two Cities, but Where Will Workers Live?

With Amazon reportedly splitting its second headquarters between New York City and the Washington, DC, area, affordable housing is likely to be an issue.

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Written by Clare Trapasso

November 8, 2018
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Brief but Doomed Foray Into Kit Homes

Celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright's American System-Built Homes offered kit homes to the public in the early part of the 20th century.

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Written by Clare Trapasso

October 5, 2018
Click, Buy, Build: Could Kit Homes, Now Available Online, Make a Comeback?

A century ago, hundreds of thousands of folks became homeowners thanks to inexpensive mail-order homes. Now these affordable kit homes are back.

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Written by Clare Trapasso

October 4, 2018
Builders Hit Hole-in-One: Dead Golf Courses Become Sites for New Housing

Builders running out of land in desirable locations to put up new homes are finding it in an unlikely place: "dead" golf courses.

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Written by Kelly Pedro

September 27, 2018
Housing Slowdown? Softening? Whatever You Call It, It’s Real and It’s Here

After years of soaring price hikes, bidding wars, and a dearth of homes for sale, is the housing market beginning to shift toward a buyer's market?

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Written by Clare Trapasso

September 24, 2018
Home Buyers Find That It May Be More Affordable to Buy 2 Homes Than 1

Accessory dwelling units have been catching on as a way to combat the housing shortage—and give potential home buyers a much-needed break.

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Written by Chris Parker

September 6, 2018