Millennial US couple bought abandoned house in Japan: Look inside
In 2021, my husband Evan and I sold our small urban farm in Louisiana and set out on a continent-spanning adventure that would change our lives. We spent five years …
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At 37, I bought a slice of paradise oceanfront condo in Puerto Rico
In 2021, I was 36 years old, and I had a big year. Thanks to the income streams that grew from my blog and podcast, I started making enough passive …
How An Antitrust Victory Can Help Biden Win The Sleeper Issue Of The 2024 Election
President Joe Biden knows high housing costs are a barrier to his bid for reelection. “The last I saw, the combination of the inflation, the cost of inflation, all those …
I bought an apartment in Brussels for under $600K: Take a look inside
My husband Martin and I met in Brussels in 2012, when I literally stepped on his toes at my neighborhood farmer’s market. At the time, I was working as a …
Americans bought abandoned $1 Italian homes: Was it worth it?
Picture this: A house with extensive mold, water damage, termites and a collapsed roof in a tiny town where you don’t speak the language. Not exactly a prime real estate …
‘The economy isn’t sick right now,’ but Americans still feel like it is
Sentiment about the U.S. economy is currently in an upswing: 28% of Americans would say the economy is either excellent or good, according to recent data from Pew Research Center. …
Credit score you need to buy a home
If a low credit score is keeping you from buying a home, you’re not alone. Nearly a quarter of Americans under 35 say that bad credit is preventing them from …
How Wall Street’s REIT giants are reshaping U.S. real estate
U.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide. Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors. KKR’s real estate business is …
Credit score needed to buy Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse
In the real world, it would be pretty expensive to live like Barbie — especially when it comes to housing. Consider Airbnb’s life-size Barbie Dreamhouse rental in Malibu, an all-pink …
These 10 states are America’s strongest housing markets
The U.S. housing market is in historic turmoil. Years of rock bottom interest rates, then the pandemic, and now an unprecedented cycle of tightening by the Federal Reserve that is …