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The Closing Word: Haimish

This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: haimish Also: heimish, heimisch Pronounced: (HAY-mish) or (HIGH-mish) Adjective: Homely; unpretentious; having qualities associated with a homelike atmosphere; simple, warm, relaxed, cozy, [...]

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The Latest Data on Recent Price Drops

Redfin has just released an extensive analysis of the percent of listings with price drops. According to their research: “In October 31.3 percent of homes for sale had at least one price drop of more than 1 percent. This is the highest share of price drops on record since Redfin began tracking this metric in 2010, and [...]

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Meet the Low-cost House 3D Printed in a Day

Is this the future of affordable housing? In this fascinating video featured on Mashable.com, you’ll see a fully-functioning house constructed in 24-hours using revolutionary 3D-printing technology. The cost? A mere $10,134. According to the piece, “The company, Apis Cor, hopes that this can provide an alternative to traditional construction methods and create affordable housing.” Regardless [...]

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