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☆ Housing affordability is so bad that it's the only thing liberal and conservative voters can agree on
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On Tuesday, millions of voters nationwide casted ballots in favor of affordable housing measures. "It's especially heartening to see many ballot measures that support affordable housing pass this year with a clear majority of votes." Austinites aren't the only voters desperate for affordable housing. Kansas City voters gave the green light to a $50 million affordable housing bond that will create 2,000 units in the city. This year, lawmakers brought forward proposed affordable housing bonds via Measure U in Oakland, Measure L in Berkeley and Measure ULA in Los Angeles.

☆ Fire-razed lots in Colorado are going for up to $1.5 million as buyers bet on recovery from a wildfire that destroyed 1,000 homes. The prices signal that the appeal of the mountains still trumps clima
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In late 2021, a wildfire tore through the Boulder suburbs and destroyed nearly 1,100 homes. Roughly 10 months after that blaze, known as the Marshall Fire, the vast majority of the burned lots remain vacant. "Open space with the ability to build what you want — that really doesn't exist in Boulder County," Jennifer Eiss, a Boulder real-estate agent with Compass, said. The median sale price for Marshall Fire lots that sold in the third quarter was $416,000, according to MLS data. Newer, more-sustainable building methods, combined with an emphasis on protective borders around homes, could help mitigate fire risks, Pechet said.

☆ I'm a former firefighter who made a $20,000 profit in my first year on Airbnb. Here's how I grew my portfolio to 5 properties in Colorado ski towns and Alabama.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jake Cohen is an Airbnb owner who rents out properties in Colorado and Alabama. In 2007, my parents bought another property in Palm Springs, California, and when the manager left, they asked if I would run it. Today, I'm a full-time Airbnb owner who owns five rental properties in Steamboat and Denver, Colorado, and Gulf Shores, Alabama. When we bought the property, it was in a pretty rough state; it had foundation issues and needed remodeling throughout. We still rent out our two homes in Denver and our apartment in Steamboat on Zillow and Airbnb — whichever books first.

☆ How to Avoid the 5 Worst Kids’ Room Decorating Mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Nina Molina | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CHILDREN’S ROOMS confront decorators with competing demands. You must acknowledge the child’s interest in, say, hideous insects, without overdoing it on themed décor; you must hunt down furnishings that suit small people but will endure as they mature; and you must secure your wee client’s aesthetic buy-in without turning the space into a cartoonish nightmare that sets elders’ teeth on edge. Here, design pros share common mistakes and strategies for striking a just-right balance between playful and polished. Theme FeverOverindulging your fledgling ballerina’s or baseball fan’s enthusiasms can get cloying. “Do not make every element theme related,” said Lindsey Jamison, a lead interior designer at Rumor Designs in Steamboat Springs, Colo. “I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to paint the room team colors.”

☆ There's bound to be legal drama when Batman and Superman enter the public domain in coming years — but experts caution there's 'no precedent' for the thorny issue
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-25 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After the next decade, though, DC characters like Superman and Batman will enter the public domain. In the case of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, they made their first published appearances in 1938, 1939, and 1941, respectively. Therefore:Superman would enter the public domain on Jan. 1, 2034. There are similar cases to DC's future public-domain fightWhile there's no precedent on par with what could transpire from these DC characters being in the public domain, there are similar cases. "Steamboat Willie," the first iteration of Mickey Mouse, is set to enter the public domain in 2024.

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