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Tiny Urban Condos Attracting Young Buyers

It's not surprising that recent college grads want to live in bustling urban areas. What's surprising is how much space they are willing to give up these days to buy condominiums in super-cool city locations. In an effort to keep prices down for cost-conscious young buyers, new apartment buildings around the country are... Continue Reading »

Portland and Seattle: The New San Francisco Suburbs

What do some people do when they can't afford their soaring housing prices of San Francisco? They move to the suburbs. Guess what's constituting as a suburb of San Francisco these days? Cities as far as Portland and Seattle, 600 to 800 miles to the north. In this age of telecommuting this type of scenario is now an... Continue Reading »

Community Tool Sheds Bloom

For those of us without a tool shed out back or a fully stocked workshop down in the basement, the only way to get a drain snake or a rotary impact drill when you need one - and who doesn't need one sometimes? - is to buy or rent. Actually, there is another way: the little known but growing number of nonprofit tool... Continue Reading »

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