Home Sellers and Buyers Accuse Realtors of Blocking Lower Fees
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Home Sellers and Buyers Accuse Realtors of Blocking Lower Fees

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Mike Chambers was ready to sell his house in Boulder, Colo., last month, he interviewed a handful of real estate agents who promised he could fetch $2.75 million or more if he listed with them. But the promise would come at a…

Opinion | D.C. Is Becoming Another Hollowed-Out Company Town
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Opinion | D.C. Is Becoming Another Hollowed-Out Company Town

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 2008, as the Great Recession was starting to take hold, my travels reporting on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign took me to one American city after another that was reeling from major layoffs. I visited places such as Kokomo, Ind., which was losing…

Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil
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Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At a glance, the community garden plot appears bountiful. Its beds, flanked by lavender plants, are lush with parsley, lettuces and kale that are weeks overgrown. But a sign on the gate forbids entry, describing the site as “DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH.” In…

Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor
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Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Declare a state of emergency because of New York City’s housing crisis. Build 50,000 homes on public golf courses. Triple subsidies for affordable housing. These are a few of Brad Lander’s ideas to address the housing crisis if he is elected mayor in…

More Women File Lawsuits Against Brothers Accused of Sex Crimes
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More Women File Lawsuits Against Brothers Accused of Sex Crimes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Seven lawsuits were filed this week against one or more of the Alexander brothers, who are facing multiple accusations of sexual assault in both civil and criminal court. The newest allegations against Tal Alexander and his brothers, Oren Alexander and Alon Alexander, who…

Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing
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Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist at Bright MLS, a multiple listing service, said that it is too soon to tell if the D.C. market has been shaken by the layoffs because “it hasn’t had enough time to filter into the housing market,” she…

The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn
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The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Change doesn’t always come easily in Brooklyn’s liberal strongholds. But New York’s push to build more housing in every corner of the city — even in places that have sometimes been skeptical of new development — cleared a significant hurdle on Wednesday, when…

L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds
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L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Pacific Palisades — the Los Angeles community where more than 6,800 structures were destroyed and nearly 1,000 were damaged in the California wildfires — is among the wealthiest enclaves in the United States. The average household income is $375,000, three times the…

7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires
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7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fire and wind are certain to shape the future of Los Angeles as the world warms. Los Angeles had started taking steps to prepare. But there are lessons it can learn from other cities adapting to extreme fire weather: managing yards; taking care…

How Will L.A. Rebuild? Tubbs Fire Recovery in Wine Country Offers Clues.
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How Will L.A. Rebuild? Tubbs Fire Recovery in Wine Country Offers Clues.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Donna and Bob Williamson call the strange souvenirs pulled from the ashes of their home their Museum of Misery. There is the green wine bottle that melted, its glass neck drooping, that looks like it was pulled from a Salvador Dalí painting. Silver…