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My partner and I fell in love with our first home — a two-story 1980s residence in Edinburgh — before we’d even gone inside.Sitting in a network of courtyards, each with a shared, central garden, we stepped through the wrought-iron gates to see its huge, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a patch…
Right as I turned 30, I moved to the Washington, DC area for a new job. I had just gotten out of a serious relationship and was finally moving out of the small town I had grown up in. I was ready to begin a new chapter of my life…
A few years ago, I achieved the American dream. You know the one: I purchased a home. My dream home.For years, like so many, I pinned hundreds of images on Pinterest of what I wanted in a house, from a spacious kitchen to a big soaker tub. The house I…
Beware the AI in-unit washer/dryer.New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a slew of new tenant-protection proposals on Thursday, the result of his “Rental Ripoff Hearings” earlier this year. The plans included solutions for black mold, fire concerns — and a growing AI problem.New York will now require real estate agents…
I let an AI startup film every inch of my apartment.That’s a privacy nightmare — and yes, I did suitably hide all my personal items before they arrived. But, as a 23-year-old living in New York on a journalist’s budget, I’m not exactly splurging on house cleaners.These were free, so long…
I’ve been an avid Costco shopper since childhood, and fondly remember taking a trip to the warehouse with my mom and grandmother on the weekends. As a kid, I always looked forward to the free samples and the chance to get a slice of pizza from the café. Now that…
