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Jolene Monaco on Closet Organization: Simplifying the Steps to Organize Like a Pro

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 23, 2025 /

By Jolene MonacoCandysDirt.com Columnist You’ve probably seen them on Pinterest or Instagram—the closets we all dream of having. Matching hangers perfectly spaced, clothing arranged in a rainbow, and every item looking like it belongs in a Neiman Marcus catalog. But have you ever wondered what those closets look like during the chaos of trying on…

Kelly Perkins: Sorry Folks, the Government’s Closed… and It’s a Nothing Burger

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 14, 2025 /

By Kelly PerkinsSpecial Contributor, Novēm Wealth So we have a government shutdown. While there is a lot of finger-pointing and angry rhetoric, it’s really not much to be worried about. The markets are not reflecting any concerns. Historically, markets don’t react to government shutdowns and, in fact, typically do quite well after they are resolved. Our…

Kelly Perkins: Are Fed Rate Cuts Really the Homebuying Game-Changer You Expect?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 1, 2025 /

With 33 years in the financial industry, Novēm Wealth’s Kelly Perkins has seen the booms and busts of the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market and beyond. As co-founder and partner at the Dallas-based firm, she is a qualified advisor, industry leader, and sought-after public speaker — and she’s brought her expertise to CandysDirt.com for a…

Homework: What’s Going On With Mortgage Rates?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 14, 2025 /

By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor Mortgage rates have been sliding, thanks to the newly realized economic damage of the US tariff policy via the very weak jobs market. It’s been a short while since I spoke about the US efforts to promote a tariff policy that lacks even a basic understanding of what a tariff is, a tax on the US consumer. The US…

Jonathan Miller: Stigma of a 666 Street Address?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 27, 2025 /

By Jonathan Miller HousingNotes.com Last week there was an article about a Sackler family heir’s triplex on Park Avenue in NYC that might be listed. If you remember, the Sackler family was sued because they “owned, directed, and profited” from Purdue Pharma’s conduct that helped create the overdose crisis. While the abuse of OxyContin has been overtaken by fentanyl, the…