When Anna Julian happened upon a neglected row home in Baltimore seven years ago, she had no formal construction training—just determination, a willingness to make mistakes, and a keen knack for Googling DIY tips. Today, that same determination remains, but what began as a simple renovation project has now become a lucrative revenue stream for…
For years, homebuyers have been chasing turnkey properties, paying top dollar for homes that needed little more than unpacking. But as record-high prices and stubborn mortgage ratespush these houses out of many buyers’ budgets, an unlikely hero may be emerging: the fixer-upper. America’s housing stock has never been older—nearly half of all owner-occupied homes were…
Interest in off-grid living has surged in recent years as a growing number of people turn their focus to a more self-sustaining way of life—with some going as far as to create entire compounds where they can safely survive all manner of doomsday-style disasters, from nuclear attacks to natural events. As a result, the housing…
Millions of American homeowners are sitting on a hidden tax burden they never planned for—one that threatens their hard-earned home equity and, at the same time, is tightening the nation’s already strained housing supply. Today, roughly 1 in 3 homeowners—nearly 29 million households—have built up more home equity than the federal capital gains tax exclusion…