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☆ I live in a tiny home mansion and fell in love with it — it's the only way I could afford to live in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She moved to California to live in what she calls a "tiny mansion" and has no regrets. AdvertisementAdvertisementMy tiny mansion allowed me to move to an expensive areaThe living room of Murphy's tiny home. I now live in Ramona, California, about 45 minutes from downtown San Diego, in what I call my "tiny mansion." It's 550 square feet total, and I'm part of a tiny home community that has a mix of tiny homes on wheels, park models, and manufactured homes. I'm having a hard time with cell reception in my tiny mansion, but that will be worked out.

Persons: Stacey Murphy, —, It's, Lindsay Wood, I'd, Murphy, Stacey Murphy I'm, I'm, it's, you'd Organizations: Service Locations: California, Brooklyn , New York, Florida, Ramona , California, San Diego

Stover is one of the leaders who helped design two generative AI tools for GE Appliance's SmartHQ app, including the SmartHQ Assistant and a recipe-generating tool called Flavorly AI. When using Flavorly AI, users can select a breakfast, lunch, appetizer, dinner, or dessert option for generating a recipe. Stover sees generative AI continuing to change the appliance industry, by making appliances more personalized for users. He also thinks there's an opportunity for generative AI in appliances to cross over into the wellness space. "I think there are teachable moments with generative AI.

Persons: Shawn Stover, Stover, there's Organizations: SmartHome Solutions, GE, GE Appliances SmartHome, GE Appliances, GE Appliance's, Google, Consumers

☆ Annie Leibovitz, Now an Empty-Nester, Lists Upper West Side Duplex
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Vivian Marino | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Annie Leibovitz is one of the world’s most celebrated and prolific photographers, with a deep portfolio of famous portraits, from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to Michelle Obama. In addition to owning a home in Rhinebeck, N.Y., Ms. Leibovitz has bought and sold several properties in Manhattan. Among them, a co-op in Chelsea and a three-building compound she assembled in the West Village in the early 2000s. In 2014, looking to be closer to her children’s school, she purchased a sprawling duplex on the Upper West Side. But now resettled downtown after buying an apartment on West Street in the West Village just last year, Ms. Leibovitz is putting the duplex at 88 Central Park West, a.k.a.

Persons: Annie Leibovitz, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Michelle Obama, She’s, Leibovitz, Deborah Kern Organizations: Park West, Corcoran Group Locations: Rhinebeck, N.Y, Manhattan, Chelsea, West, a.k.a

☆ Are office buildings the next 'Big Short' or the next widow-maker trade? The trader behind the ubersuccessful mall short shares his playbook for making money without flaming out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Dan McNamara's Polpo Capital is shorting office real estate, a risky move that could be lucrative. If you're looking for a doomsday vision of commercial real estate, you can find it there. "I don't think this is the 'Big Short,'" McNamara told me. This doesn't mean he doesn't have a game plan to make money off cultural shifts that could forever change the state of commercial real estate. Lucas Jackson/ReutersWhere he's going longOne risk of shorting real estate is that it's more susceptible to what's known in real-estate circles as "extend and pretend."

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☆ This 51-year-old pays $725 a month to live in a 'tiny home on wheels’ in someone's backyard—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Jen Gressett | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

When I saw a trend of tiny houses on social media, I was immediately intrigued and decided to go for it. Today, I live in a 520-square-foot house with a modern farmhouse interior, and I have a community of 160,000 followers on Instagram, where I share tips about the tiny house lifestyle. How I built my tiny home on wheelsIn 2019, I bought a tiny house shell from a local builder for $45,000. So I reached out to a different builder, MitchCraft Tiny Homes, to take over the project in June 2020. Photo: Jen GressettYour tiny space can be whatever you want it to be.

☆ I'm a reality TV casting director — here's what we look for in a contestant on shows like 'Queer Eye'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Sasha Weilbaker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ally Capriotti Grant is a casting director who worked on "Queer Eye" for five seasons. Then her team looks for someone who is open, honest, and ready for help from the hosts of the show. I started working on "Queer Eye" in December 2016 and worked there through season five, which aired in June 2020. I love that "Queer Eye" celebrates what makes us different. What is the city known for in general?"

☆ Market shows resiliency in face of bad news like hot PPI — listen to the 'Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

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☆ I quit the big city to become a virtual assistant in the Spanish mountains. Here's how I work fewer hours and got started without personal-assistant experience.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Helen Taylor, a 40-year-old virtual assistant living in the Asturias province of Spain. But from my research, I realized that "virtual assistant" is an umbrella term for a lot of different work. Associates work for a lead virtual assistant who hands over the tasks they may not have the time or ability to complete. I started by offering clients tasks I knew I could do. I start work early so my clients in London can start at 9 a.m. with a clean inbox.

☆ New home building retreated in November
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —Home building pulled back in November, as buyers faced spiking mortgage rates topping 7% that make homes increasingly unaffordable. Housing starts bounced back a bit in August while mortgage rates briefly retreated. But since that time, mortgage rates have been on the rise, hitting a 20-year high in October. One number that beat estimates was housing starts, he said, but those were weighted to apartments, not single-family homes. “Potential homebuyers should see some relief next year in the form of lower mortgage rates and possibly lower home prices,” said Frick.

A new survey found that nearly 40% of American parents who are empty nesters still pay for their child or children's cell phone, groceries, rent, or student loans. More than half of the parents said their child or children left later than expected, and about 60% expect them to move back home at some point. The average age of the 1,800 survey respondents was 49 and 77% were married. According to the survey, nearly 40% of the empty nesters are still giving their grown children money, spending an average of about $250 a month. According to the 55Places.com survey, nearly 60% of parents expect their child or children to move back home at some point, while more than a third said it has already happened.

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