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☆ When the Pandemic Hit Home
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Catherine Pearson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

The World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020 — but we all have our own memories of when normal life stopped. ASIA EDWARDS, 39, BLOOMFIELD, N.J.Johnna Wallace While driving to work at the beginning of the pandemic, I couldn’t help but wonder: Was this how I was going to die? I am an emergency room nurse. Scott McGlasson My 55-year-old wife was dying from metastatic breast cancer when the pandemic hit. WENDY LAMPARELLI, 57, RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.Ellen Blossom Our home was hit by a tornado on March 3.

Persons: Sheehan Fisher, Katie MacGregor, KATIE MacGREGOR, WHITING , MAINE Asia Edwards Covid, ASIA EDWARDS, Johnna Wallace, JOHNNA WALLACE, Julie DeJager, Tom Hanks, JULIE DeJAGER, CLEVELAND , OHIO Katherine Schwartz, Covid, it’ll, ”, Wanda, KATHERINE SCHWARTZ, Jean Martirez Barton, —, “, JEAN MARTIREZ BARTON, Lauren Alzos, I’d, LAUREN ALZOS, BROOKLYN Farah Alvin My, Chuck E, cupcakes, ” FARAH ALVIN, Vicky Fleming I’m, VICKY FLEMING, Scott McGlasson, SCOTT McGLASSON, MINNEAPOLIS Aisha McMillan, AISHA McMILLAN, BALTIMORE Melissa Manning, MELISSA MANNING, CITY Sarah Cornwell, SARAH CORNWELL, Christie Poulton, CHRISTIE POULTON, Wendy Lamparelli, WENDY LAMPARELLI, Ellen Blossom, ELLEN BLOSSOM, NASHVILLE Maryann Briggs, Jasmine, MARYANN BRIGGS, Matt Dominianni, MATT DOMINIANNI, Carrie Shanafelt, CARRIE SHANAFELT, BRONX Ali Jordahl, Terri Tilford, I’m immunocompromised, TERRI TILFORD, Tim Prendergast, TIM PRENDERGAST Organizations: World Health Organization, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, The Times, Costco, GREAT, BJ’s Wholesale, Broadway, CITY, NASHVILLE, Bronx ., BRONX, ALI, ATLANTA, TIM Locations: Mason City , Iowa, WHITING , MAINE Asia, BLOOMFIELD, N.J, DURHAM, CONN, CLEVELAND , OHIO, New Mexico, Chicago, Albuquerque, EVANSTON, Manhattan, BROOKLYN, P.P.E, GREAT BARRINGTON, MINNEAPOLIS, BALTIMORE, HILLSBORO, RIDGEFIELD PARK, Covid, BOULDER, COLO, Bronx, Atlanta, PALM SPRINGS, CALIF

☆ We skipped a wild spring break in Miami Beach. Instead, we had a blast relaxing with retirees in Florida an hour north.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Molly Mcguigan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Last year, my friends and I spent our spring break an hour north of the madness of Miami Beach. Instead, we headed about an hour north of Miami toward the quiet oceanside community Hillsboro Beach for our own relaxing spring break. AdvertisementWe'd chosen to skip the ragers and bad behavior associated with spring break, especially spring break in Miami. If we were hungover on a crowded Miami Beach, we would've missed out on forming this unlikely friendship that crossed generational divides. He told us he was surprised by our choice for an alternative spring break, but he understood.

Persons: untraditional, —, We'd, Molly McGuigan, would've, we'd, Uber, he'd, Miami partygoers —, He'd Organizations: Service, Sunshine State, Miami Beach, Miami partygoers Locations: Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, oceanside, Hillsboro Beach

☆ These are the best—and worst—U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Creditnews ranked the10 best and 10 worst U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers in 2024. Creditnews Research analyzed America's 50 largest metro areas to find the best and worst housing markets for first-time buyers. The best metro area for first-time buyers: PittsburghPittsburgh is the No. 2 best metro area for first-time buyers, according to Creditnews. 10 worst metro areas for first-time homebuyers: San JoseThe San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area was ranked the worst for first-time buyers in 2024.

Persons: Creditnews, Motley, Sir Francis Canker, Austin, Martin Vargas, Jose Organizations: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Hoover, AL Jacksonville, FL New, Fort, West Palm Beach , FL Dallas, Austin, U.S . Austin, , Texas, Fortune, Jose, eBay, PayPal, Jose , CA San, San Bernardino -, CA San, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake, UT, San Diego Locations: U.S, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Austin, , TX, Antonio, New Braunfels , TX Birmingham, AL, FL, FL New Orleans, Metairie , LA Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach ,, Fort Worth - Arlington , TX Cleveland, Elyria ,, Raleigh, NC, The Texas, ,, Texas, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Jose , CA, Jose , CA San Diego, Carlsbad, CA Los Angeles, Long, Anaheim , CA Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Bernardino - Ontario, CA, CA San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward , CA, Warwick , RI Sacramento, Roseville, Arden, CA Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro , WA Salt, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake City, San Diego, Carlsbad , California, Los Angeles, San Diego , California

HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) — An explosion at an auto repair shop in Ohio that killed three people and sent a fourth person to a hospital sparked a massive fire that burned for hours and spewed thick, black smoke into the air. The Tuesday afternoon blast at Jimbo’s Auto Repair in Hillsboro was felt at several nearby sites, including the Paint Creek Joint EMS & Fire District, whose crews quickly responded to the scene. Information about the three people who died was not immediately released by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. The injured person remained hospitalized Wednesday in stable condition. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is the leading the probe, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will also investigate.

Organizations: Fire, Coroner’s Office, Firefighters, U.S . Department, Safety, Health Administration Locations: HILLSBORO , Ohio, Ohio, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Cincinnati

☆ 15 cities where U.S. homebuyers make the largest down payments—the top 5 are in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Homebuyers put down an average of 13.8% of the home price in 2023, according to a Realtor.com analysis of the 150 largest real estate markets for the quarter ending in September. Here's a look at the 15 most expensive real estate markets, based on the median cost for a typical down payment on a home. In Killeen, Texas, median down payment is only $2,182. This includes Fayetteville, North Carolina; Shreveport, Louisiana; and El Paso, Texas, where median down payments are $5,000 or less. U.S. Department of Agriculture loans also require no down payment, which might lead to low down payments in relatively rural areas.

Persons: Homebuyers, That's, Freddie Mac, Warren Buffett Organizations: PMI, Santa, Thousand Oaks, Seattle, Boston, Cambridge, Fort, Stamford -, U.S . Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S . Department Locations: California, U.S, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara , California, Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley , California, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara , California, Angeles, Long, Anaheim , California, Santa Rosa, Petaluma , California, Oxnard, Ventura , California, Tacoma, Bellevue , Washington, Diego, Chula Vista, Carlsbad , California, Newton , Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Fort Collins , Colorado, Sacramento, Roseville, Folsom , California, Naples, Marco Island, Florida, York, Newark, Jersey City , New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro , Oregon, Washington, Bridgeport, Stamford, Stamford - Norwalk , Connecticut, U.S . California, Killeen , Texas, Killeen, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Shreveport , Louisiana, El Paso , Texas

HILLSBORO, New Hampshire — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is temporarily relocating his entire staff of over 40 people, including himself, from his headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, to the early-primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire in an effort to boost his campaign in the 2024 race. Ramaswamy, 38, has rented an apartment in Iowa, and the campaign is currently searching for rental housing in New Hampshire for the candidate and his staff. We’re excited to barnstorm the early states,” Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Ramaswamy campaign, told NBC News. Last week, the Ramaswamy campaign launched an eight-figure ad buy in Iowa and New Hampshire ahead of the third GOP debate. Iowa is a state where Ramaswamy often stumps — he will be making more than 20 stops there next week.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, ” Tricia McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, caucusgoers Organizations: Republican, Politico, NBC News, New, GOP, NBC, Des Moines Register, New Jersey Gov, Hawkeye State Locations: HILLSBORO, New Hampshire, Columbus , Ohio, Iowa, Columbus, Franklin County , Ohio, New Jersey, Hawkeye

☆ Atlantic Ocean or Intracoastal Waterway? With This $33 Million Florida Home, You Don’t Have to Choose
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, a waterfront home in Hillsboro Beach, Fla., is listing for $33 million.

Organizations: Intracoastal Locations: Hillsboro Beach, Fla

☆ Intel hails 'landmark' as high-volume EUV production begins at Irish plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Padraic Halpin | Max A. Cherney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. The effort in Ireland is Intel’s first attempt at high-volume manufacturing using EUV technology. Beyond its existing facilities in Ireland, Intel plans to build a big chip complex in Germany and semiconductor assembly and test facility in Poland. The three facilities will help create a first-of-its-kind end-to-end advanced semiconductor manufacturing value chain in Europe, Intel said. The new factory will double Intel’s manufacturing space in Ireland, where it is one of the country’s largest multinational employers with 4,900 people, around half its European workforce.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Intel’s, ” Ann Kelleher Organizations: DUBLIN, Reuters, Intel, REUTERS, U.S ., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, PCs, U.S Locations: Ireland, U.S, Europe, Leixlip, Dublin, Portland, Hillsboro , Oregon, Arizona, Germany, Poland

☆ I've birthed 4 babies as a surrogate for up to $50,000, but I didn't do it for the money. Here's what the process is like, from the application to the delivery room.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

When you're a surrogate, you're taking a year out of your life to do this jobAfter my first-time as a surrogate, I was eager to do it again. When you're a surrogate, you're not in control of all your choices. What they don't understand is that when you're a surrogate, the process of getting pregnant and delivering the baby is very clinical. Even though I've loved my work as a surrogate, I've decided not to do it again. I've been pregnant six times — three of the babies have been my own — and carried seven babies to a full term.

Persons: Heather Clements, Clements, she's, massages, —, I've, there's, it's, that's, It's Organizations: Service Locations: Hillsboro , Oregon, Israel

A screengrab from the website of U.S. company Extreme Networks shows Russian manager Sergey Gusakov. The IT equipment sold in Russia by Gusakov's company Vektor-T is assembled in China and contains U.S. microprocessors, according to the people familiar with the matter and photographs seen by Reuters. "These violations will lead to a heavy strike to the reputation of the Extreme company against the background of the war in Ukraine," the complaint said. The photographs obtained by Reuters of the insides of switches sold by DCN and Vektor-T clearly show one of each. "The U.S. technology proportion of DCN products is very small," he said.

Persons: Sergey Gusakov, Gusakov, haven't, Sergey Gusakov’s, spokespeople, DCN, Marvell, Lattice, David Gauthier, Aram Roston, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Marvell Technology Inc, Lattice Semiconductor Corp, Reuters, Handout, REUTERS, Extreme Networks Inc, U.S ., Extreme Networks, Extreme, CIS, China Information Technology Ltd, Marvell, Lattice, U.S, Thomson Locations: China, U.S, Russia, Ukraine, Soviet, Moscow, Gusakov, Kazakhstan, Russian, Oryol, Wilmington , DE, Hillsboro, Villars, Istanbul, Washington

☆ 51 US cities expected to see the highest home price increases and 5 at risk of falling in the next 12 months — plus where mortgage rates could be by year-end — according to a housing economist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Areas that saw price declines during the pandemic are expected to make a comeback. Metropolitan areas including Anaheim, Seattle, and Sacramento top the list. In April, prices for single-family homes rose by 2% year-over-year and 1.2% from the previous month, according to CoreLogic's Home Price Index. Below is a list of 51 metropolitan areas expected to see the most home prices increase in the next 12 months, beginning from the highest to the lowest. The CoreLogic HPIFinally, while mortgage rates can be difficult to predict, Hepp believes we have likely peaked for the year.

Persons: Selma, it's, Selma Hepp, Hepp, Louis Organizations: CoreLogic, Irvine CA Metropolitan, Everett WA Metropolitan Division, Arcade, Statistical, Oakland, Berkeley CA Metropolitan, Metropolitan Statistical, Riverside, Jacksonville FL, Vegas, Paradise, Clearwater FL, Newark, Sanford FL, Angeles, Glendale CA Metropolitan, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach FL, Cambridge, Suffolk County NY Metropolitan, Towson, Metropolitan, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, Scottsdale, Scottsdale AZ Metropolitan Statistical, Miami, Kendall FL Metropolitan, Alexandria DC, Bloomington, Franklin TN Metropolitan, Virginia, Newport News, Livonia MI, Gastonia NC, SC Metropolitan, West Allis WI Metropolitan, Philadelphia PA Metropolitan, Kansas City, KS Metropolitan, Providence, Richmond VA Metropolitan, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh PA, Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Elyria, NJ, Columbus OH, Houston, Indianapolis, Arlington TX Metropolitan, Dallas, Irving TX Metropolitan Locations: Selma Hepp, Anaheim, Seattle, Sacramento, West Coast, Metropolitan, Santa Ana, Irvine, Bellevue, Roseville, Hayward, Berkeley, Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro, San Bernardino, Ontario, Diego, Carlsbad CA, Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Henderson, Tampa, St, Petersburg, Clearwater, Newark NJ, Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford, Long, Glendale CA, Palm, Delray Beach, Newton, Framingham, Nassau County, Suffolk, Baltimore, Columbia, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach FL, Mesa, Scottsdale AZ, Miami, Kendall, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chester County, Washington, Arlington, Alexandria, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Minneapolis, Paul, WI, Murfreesboro, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Detroit, Dearborn, Livonia, Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Warwick, Chicago, Naperville, Arlington Heights IL, Troy, Farmington Hills MI, Antonio, New Braunfels TX, York, Jersey, White Plains, Carmel, Worth, Plano

☆ 51 US cities expected to see the highest home-price increases and 5 at risk of falling in the next 12 months — plus where mortgage rates could be by year-end — according to a housing economist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The economist Selma Hepp says home prices in some areas are rising because of limited inventory. The US housing market started off on a solid footing this year as home prices rose. In April, prices for single-family homes rose by 2% year-over-year and 1.2% from the previous month, according to CoreLogic's Home Price Index. Below is a list of 51 metropolitan areas expected to see the most home-price increases in the next 12 months, from the highest to the lowest. The CoreLogic HPIFinally, while mortgage rates can be difficult to predict, Hepp said that we had likely peaked for the year.

Persons: Selma Hepp, it's, Hepp, CoreLogic's, Louis, CoreLogic Organizations: Irvine CA Metropolitan, Everett WA Metropolitan Division, Arcade, Statistical, Oakland, Berkeley CA Metropolitan, Metropolitan Statistical, Riverside, Jacksonville FL, Vegas, Paradise, Clearwater FL, Newark, Sanford FL, Angeles, Glendale CA Metropolitan, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach FL, Cambridge, Suffolk County NY Metropolitan, Towson, Metropolitan, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, Scottsdale, Scottsdale AZ Metropolitan Statistical, Miami, Kendall FL Metropolitan, Alexandria DC, Bloomington, Franklin TN Metropolitan, Virginia, Newport News, Livonia MI, Gastonia NC, SC Metropolitan, West Allis WI Metropolitan, Philadelphia PA Metropolitan, Kansas City, KS Metropolitan, Providence, Richmond VA Metropolitan, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh PA, Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Elyria, NJ, Columbus OH, Houston, Indianapolis, Arlington TX Metropolitan, Dallas, Irving TX Metropolitan Locations: Anaheim , California, Seattle, Sacramento , California, West Coast, Metropolitan, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Bellevue, Sacramento, Roseville, Hayward, Berkeley, Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro, San Bernardino, Ontario, Diego, Carlsbad CA, Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Henderson, Tampa, St, Petersburg, Clearwater, Newark NJ, Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford, Long, Glendale CA, Palm, Delray Beach, Newton, Framingham, Nassau County, Suffolk, Baltimore, Columbia, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach FL, Mesa, Scottsdale AZ, Miami, Kendall, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chester County, Washington, Arlington, Alexandria, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Minneapolis, Paul, WI, Murfreesboro, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Detroit, Dearborn, Livonia, Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Warwick, Chicago, Naperville, Arlington Heights IL, Troy, Farmington Hills MI, Antonio, New Braunfels TX, York, Jersey, White Plains, Carmel, Worth, Plano

☆ The people who live inside airplanes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —After losing her house to a fire, Jo Ann Ussery had a peculiar idea: to live in an airplane. She bought an old Boeing 727 that was destined for the scrapyard, had it shipped to a plot of land she already owned, and spent six months renovating, doing most of the work by herself. By the end, she had a fully functional home, with over 1,500 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and even a hot tub – where the cockpit used to be. Although she wasn’t the first person to ever live in an airplane, her flawless execution of the project had an inspirational effect. Maybe the worst choice for a home.”As a result, Campbell had to work on the plane for a couple of years before being able to live in it.

Persons: Jo Ann Ussery, Ussery, Benoit , Mississippi –, Bruce Campbell, Jo, ”, Campbell, “, Jo Ann’s, Scotty, That’s, Aristotle Onassis, he’s, Joe Axline, Axline, “ I’ve, I’ve, ” Axline, Howard Hughes, Dave Drimmer, Nashville Hall of Famer Red Lane, Lane, Jumbo, “ You’ve, there’ll, Bruce Campbell’s Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Olympic Airways, Florida Air Museum, Nashville Hall of Famer, Airport Locations: Benoit , Mississippi, Hillsboro , Oregon, Mongolia, Greece, Miyazaki, Japan, Brookshire , Texas, Stockholm's Arlanda, Florida, American, Costa Rica, Costa Verde, Sweden, Stockholm’s Arlanda, England, London

☆ 73-year-old pays $370/month to live in a plane he bought for $100,000 from a salvage yard: 'I have no regrets'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Celia Fernandez Beatriz Bajuelos Castillo | Celia Fernandez | Beatriz Bajuelos Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In the early '70s, Bruce Campbell paid $25,800 for 10 acres of land in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. In 1999, Campbell decided he would follow through but had no idea how to go about it, so he hired a salvage company to find him a plane. Campbell paid $100,000 for it, and the plane was flown from Greece to Oregon to prepare it for him to take ownership. Next to the kitchen area, Campbell has his futon sofa, which doubles as his sleeping area, and his workbench. His monthly expenses are $370 a month, which includes $220 a month in property taxes and between $100 to $250 a month in electricity.

☆ I'm a DoorDash delivery driver who makes anywhere from $200 to $800 a week. Here's what I wish I knew before signing up to drive for the company.
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-18 | by ( Meira Gebel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Mike Hayes, 35, is a DoorDash delivery driver in Oregon. He can make up to $800 working about 45 hours a week; on slower weeks he earns $200 to $300. While I was job searching on Craigslist, I kept coming across ads to be a delivery driver for DoorDash, so I thought "Why not?" I work roughly eight hours a day, six days a weekHe works about 45 hours a week. On a good week, I can make up to $800 working about 45 hours a week.

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