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Florida dispute ends in sudden removal of 100 trees and shrubs homeowner planted

The sound of hammering and the roar of heavy machinery woke 28-year-old Mitchell Akullian one Tuesday morning before his 7:30 a.m. alarm. The marketing analyst padded through his childhood Key West-style house in Tavernier, one of the connecting islands between the Florida mainland and Key West. The noise grew louder as Akullian neared one of the windows.

Proposal calls for allowing more housing where trains stop in California

A California state senator is pushing a bill that would open property around major city and suburban train stations for new housing development.

Struggling with affordable housing, some Vermonters care to share

Mickey Davis is a spry, 87-year-old great-grandmother. Her housemate Charles DuGood, a Pokémon card collector who wants to be a paleontologist, turned 31 in January.

This state was just named best in the country for third year in a row

For the third consecutive year, Utah has been named the “best state” in the United States.

Chicago county sees $2 billion property tax burden shift to homeowners

Businesses in Chicago and its suburbs were granted billions in property tax reductions in recent years. As a result, homeowners paid about $2 billion more, with a disproportionate amount falling onto homeowners in Black and Latino areas, according to an analysis of assessment appeals from the office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.

AI tool promises to speed up rebuilding after Los Angeles wildfires

Leaders in Los Angeles are introducing software that is expected to speed up rebuilding after wildfires tore through the region earlier this year.

'We were a hidden gem.' Pacific Palisades residents reckon with rebuilding.

Kimberly Stepp is staying in Pacific Palisades. The cofounder and principal at the Stepp Commercial brokerage firm proclaims her loyalty to the neighborhood as she stands on a burned-out stretch at 843-847 Via De La Paz watching a crew clear debris from the site that once held her office. She's waiting for smoke remediation to be completed on her nearby home so she and her kids can move back in.

Meet the Chicago agent taking intimate home tours to the masses

People might not recognize Dean Lauvina’s face, but it’s his voice that gives him away when he says, “How much rent do you pay in Chicago?”

People in these states are at highest risk of losing their homes, report says

Owning a home in the South often means longer summers and lower property taxes compared to the rest of the country, but having a house in places such as Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas can also have one major drawback, according to a recent analysis from Deed Street Capital.

What's behind Hunts Point? Jeff Bezos' former Seattle neighborhood has drawn the wealthy for decades.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos sold one of his Seattle mansions for $63 million in March, making real estate history in Washington with the highest residential sale in state history. In an area long attracting the country's top wealth, the sale only adds to the Hunts Point neighborhood's storied history of being an enclave for those with deep pockets.