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I'm an 81-year-old home builder. People are shocked I'm still framing houses at my age, but I love what I do.

Jim Franck, 81, is a homebuilder in Oregon who has no plans to stop working, despite being financially comfortable. Brooke Herbert for BI This interview is based on a conversation with Jim Franck, 81,...

Dec 30Business Insiderreal_estateImpact

I sold my business and my home and moved to Europe with my dog. Living here has its pros and cons.

TK Courtesy of Natalie Lynch Natalie Lynch, 56, had been working since she was 15 and was burned out. She wanted a fresh start. In 2024, she moved to Italy, then to Spain, finally settling in a small ...

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Home Mould Prevents Asthmatic Son's Christmas Return

📋 Key Facts ✓ Mr and Mrs Wadley's 19-year-old son has asthma. ✓ The son cannot come home for Christmas due to mould all over the wa...

Dec 23BBC Newsreal_estate

We bought America's ugliest home. After renovating it, we sold it for more than $600,000.

Real estate investing team Tanice and Paul Myers. Courtesy of Tanice Myers Each year, HomeVestors, the company behind We Buy Ugly Houses, hosts an ugly home contest. The contest showcases dramatic hom...

Dec 31Business Insiderreal_estateImpact

A $258,750 salary and rent-free mansion: The perks Zohran Mamdani is set to get as NYC mayor

Zohran Mamdani, currently a state assemblyman, is set to get a massive raise when he takes office as mayor of New York City. Angelina Katsanis / AFP via Getty Images Zohran Mamdani will earn an annual...

Dec 31Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Saving for a down payment is getting easier. Here are 8 markets where it takes under 5 years.

The time it takes to save for a home down payment fell to about seven years in 2025. TrongNguyen/Getty Images The time to save for a typical home down payment has dropped to seven years in 2025. While...

Dec 29Business Insiderreal_estateImpact

Rippling's product chief says this is why he deliberately understaffs every project

Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...

Dec 29Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

I bought a fixer-upper with my 2 siblings. It's a work in progress, but we hope to spend summers there together.

My siblings and I bought a fixer-upper in Vermont and have been renovating it this year. Bridget Shirvell Earlier this year, my two siblings and I bought a fixer-upper home together in Vermont. We've ...

Dec 28Business Insiderreal_estateImpact

A billionaire's life is on the auction block. The fire sale includes a Gilded Age mansion and a 15-room NYC penthouse.

Miles Guo in his NYC apartment in 2017 TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images Miles Guo's homes, luxury cars, and private jets are being sold off in bankruptcy court. The former billionaire, meanwhile,...

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A man spent $61,000 to transform part of his backyard into a pub he could enjoy with friends and family

Inside Stephen Hutyra's pub, which he built in his backyard. Stephen Hutyra Stephen Hutyra built a pub complete with a bar, air conditioning, and more in his backyard. He created the space with the he...

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These states will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard

An ADU built by Villa in a California backyard. miller.photo for Villa Building tiny backyard homes can be expensive . The units can range in cost — from under $100,000 to over $300,000. Three s...

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