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The Upside of Downsizing Your Home
You worked so hard to own your home, it’s hard to imagine moving on—much less to a smaller abode. But while downsizing your home may involve major lifestyle changes, there are a lot of advantages to...
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Upsizer Uprising: Why Some Retiring Boomers Want Bigger Houses
PeskyMonkey/iStock It’s easy to live in a small house when it’s just you and your partner and you’re both at work during the day. But when it’s time to retire and you’re both spending more time at...
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50 Cent Declared Bankruptcy: Should He Sell Some Real Estate?
house: realtor.com/50 Cent: Mireya Acierto/Getty Images Just last week, The New York Times touted Curtis James Jackson III, the rapper popularly known as 50 Cent, aka Fiddy, as having “exceptional...
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Is It Time to Downsize? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions First
GraphicaArtis/Getty Images When is the right time to “rightsize” to a home that’s better suited to your needs? Well, if you’re in the 60+ crowd (or have a parent in that demo), there are plenty of...
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Taking Your Family on the Road—for the Long Haul
nomadlyinlove.com At one point, Stevie Trujillo, 40, described herself as a “high heels and manicures” kind of girl. Yet after getting laid off from her corporate sales job in 2009, the Venice, CA,...
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The Ultimate Guide to Downsizing Your Home
philhol/iStock It’ll probably creep up on you; one day, you may wake up and feel like your home is just too dang big. Maybe your kids have abandoned their bedrooms to jet off to college, or your...
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6 Surefire Signs It’s Time to Sell Your Home
Paul Bradbury/Getty Images Most people don’t plan on living in their first (or second or maybe even third) home forever, but knowing when the time is right to put that baby on the market can be...
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5 Surprising Ways Downsizing May Actually Cost You Big Bucks
OJO_Images/iStock Sure, downsizing should save you money. Whatever may have spurred the urge to purge—whether it’s kids flying from the coop, a desire for a smaller place to maintain, maybe even an...
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Tiny Homes Spark a Big Controversy
a40757/iStock Tiny-home dwellers aren’t short on some big opinions. With several TV shows highlighting the attractions of tiny-house living to the masses at a time when prices of much larger homes are...
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Moving? Here’s How to Downsize Your Stuff Without Losing Your Mind
therry/iStockBuying a new home is stressful enough. When you start thinking about how to transport all of your endless stuff, it’s no wonder you might fall into anxiety overload. But there is one...
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5 Major Mistakes That Retirees Make With Real Estate
Peopleimages/iStockYou’ve worked hard year after grueling year and, finally, retirement is on the horizon. There’s nothing ahead for you but lazy days of relaxation and idle time to pursue those...
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‘Tiny House Hunters’: Did These Home Buyers Break All the Rules?
HGTVAfter a house fire destroys everything they own, Seattle couple Jesse and Sarah reach a surprisingly rosy epiphany: Maybe they don’t need so much stuff after all. And so begins their journey on the...
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7 Family Heirlooms People Hate Having in Their Homes
kzenon/iStockWhen my parents got married, they were given a number of beautiful wedding gifts that, alas, went straight into their closets to collect dust. One of these gifts—a crystal punch bowl with...
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Pint-Size Powerhouses: 11 Fabulous Tiny Homes You Can Buy Right Now
realtor.comWe think tiny homes are still a big deal. And judging by the continued proliferation of reality TV shows and websites devoted to the diminutive digs—and the number of clicks their listings...
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What Do Baby Boomers Really Want in Their Next Homes?
Paul Bradbury/iStockIt’s all about millennials these days. Everything seems to center around these special snowflakes. But what about the original “me” generation? We’re talking about baby boomers, of...
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California Dreamin’: Voters’ Decision Could Free Up More Homes for Sale
iStockA California ballot initiative, if approved by voters in November, could add a swell of homes to the Golden State’s ridiculously tight housing market. The Property Tax Fairness Initiative would...
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6 Downsizing Mistakes Even Smart People Make
iStockThis past year, my mother downsized from our six-bedroom family home into a two-bedroom condo in a senior development. Although she was nervous to cast aside her old life, now that the deed is...
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How Do Estate Sales Work? Tips for Turning Castoffs Into Major Cash
dlewis33/iStockHow do estate sales work? If you’re pondering this question, you are probably faced with a house full of stuff that was once owned by a recently deceased family member. And, as much as...
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Baby Boomers Are Downsizing and There’s a Problem: What to Do With All Their...
Chris Gash/The Wall Street JournalAs baby boomers age, many are planning to downsize into smaller homes. But preparing to live in a smaller space brings up a challenge: how to get rid of all the stuff...
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Love Decluttering, Hate Craigslist? 4 Far Easier Ways to Sell Your Stuff
dorian2013/iStockDecluttering is a constant battle—and if you’re downsizing to smaller digs, it can be an all-out war. One way many people make the process less painful is by selling their...
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