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By Jon Anderson Columnist Candy and I have been opinionating back and forth on low-income citizens and how their access to safe and affordable housing is a means to promote economic upwards mobility. After all, if the poor are less poor, they will live richer lives (by any definition) and contribute more to society. Unlike…
The illicit affair website Ashley Madison was hacked last month which exposed the personal information, credit cards and email addresses of many of its 39 million users. The hackers said they wouldn’t release the data if Ashley Madison shut down. It didn’t, so they did. Lawyers around the country are reporting an uptick in divorce-related…
OK, I know it doesn’t look like much from the outside, but trust me — this home is pure, unfiltered potential. It has every single detail that midcentury modern lovers just swoon over: low-slung roofs, clerestory windows, built-ins, open space, and cool vintage tile. However, there have been a few updates that are clear misses.…
Good news for neighborhoods! Foreclosures are at the lowest level since Nov. 2009 according to the latest data from RealtyTrac. The company released its May 2015 “U.S. Home & Foreclosure Sales Report” last week, and all-cash sales have dropped almost 4 percent from April of this year to 24.6 percent. “The cash sales share in…
In every other part of my home, there was zero I wanted to restore. Gut? Heck yeah! But not restore. It was closed off, boxy and an inefficient use of space. In addition, the original 1966 finish materials were, well … 1966 finish materials. Flocked and metallic wallpaper, crumbling cabinetry, age-stained tile, and crow’s foot…
