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Nearly 90% New Orleans Homes Have High Levels of Lead in Tap Water, Some Exceeding Action Levels
US Office Market to Experience Massive Distress, May Lead Owners To Convert Offices to Residential Housing
True Value Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Weak Housing Market Leads To Declining Sales
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
Home-listing prices in all metro areas in the US dropped by as much as 12%. The median home price also fell by 1% year-over-year in September. 
Couple’s Retirement Home Sold by Thieves for 50% of Its Actual Value in Property Fraud Scheme
The perpetrator pretended to be one of the couple and contacted a local broker to sell the property. The broker never met up with the fraudster personally. 
Zillow Adds Climate Risk Data on Home Listings To Help Buyers Assess Potential Damage From Extreme Weather
The new climate risk feature will show buyers how vulnerable each home for sale might be to extreme weather events in the next 30 years. 
Florida Homes Sustains Extensive Damage, Power Outages Due to Hurricane Milton
The storm brought intense rainfall that damaged at least 100 homes and caused power outages. Hurricane Milton barrelled through Florida's west coast Wednesday evening, spawning tornadoes and battering homes and infrastructure. 
Mormon Church Buys 46 Additional Farms Across Eight States for $289M, Becomes a Major Player in US Agriculture
The Mormon Church bought more than 41,000 acres of farmland through its Utah-based real estate investment company. 
Does JD Vance Own a Company That Sells Real Estate Properties in the US to Foreign Investors?
Several social media posts claimed Sen. JD Vance owns a financial interest in a company allowing foreign investors to buy American real estate properties. 
Hamptons Town Sued for Rejecting Affordable Housing Project For Veterans, Disabled People
The nonprofit behind the affordable housing project said Southampton discriminated against people with mental illness when it rejected the proposal. 
Hugh Jackman Attempting To Sell His $39M ‘Masterpiece’ Condo for the Second Time a Year After Unexpected Divorce
Hugh Jackman initially listed the property in June 2022, a year before he and Furness suddenly announced their divorce. 
Nearly 50% of Home Buyers in the US Use This Simple Strategy To Lower Their Mortgage Rate and Payments
Buying a point could bring down the mortgage interest rate by around 0.25%. Nearly half of all home buyers in the United States are buying points as part of an effort to lower their mortgage rates, and consequently their monthly payments, amid the country's housing affordability crisis. 
North Carolina Homeowners’ Insurance Rate Case Starts Hearing, Insurers Want a 42% Hike on Premiums
The hearing is expected to last multiple weeks, while early voting on the request for an increase in premiums could begin on Oct. 17.
