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Insider Today: My home-renovation nightmare
In Saturday's edition of Insider Today: A home renovation gone wrong, and the rise in Botox injecti…
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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Everything you shouldn't do during a home renovation
All we wanted was a nice summer cottage. What we got was a $500,000 lesson in contract law.
Christine Chitnis
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A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it
Xian Jie Lee moved to Japan to study political science and ended up staying to start an Airbnb busi…
Claire Turrell
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I bought an abandoned house and tried to renovate it but failed. I'll never buy another fixer-upper.
Karie Fugett purchased a dilapidated house in Oregon with plans to achieve the American Dream. The …
Karie Fugett
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Some wealthy people trying to sell their luxury homes are struggling
A socialite who's been trying to sell her house for 15 years is now resorting to an auction. She pa…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Ye seems to hate stairs so much that he tried to dismantle the ones inside the now-gutted, $39 million Malibu home by architect Tadao Ando
Ye tried to replace the stairs inside the Malibu home designed by Tadao Ando with a ramp, The New Y…
Lloyd Lee
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A millennial couple invested in a $143,000 vacation home in Bali. It's become the crux of their early-retirement strategy.
The couple wanted to invest in a tangible asset, and settled on the idea of building a villa in Bal…
Amanda Goh
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Why Japan has more than 8 million cheap abandoned houses that people are renovating into dream homes
Blame a shrinking population, a push into cities, and a lack of DIY culture. All are reasons so man…
Amanda Goh,Jordan Pandy,Cheryl Teh
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A 24-year-old spent $140,000 buying and converting a Mercedes van. Take a look inside the luxury home on wheels.
After building "cookie-cutter" campervans, Abbe Minor set out to create something more. Her luxury …
Monica Humphries
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They met in culinary school and renovated a $444,000 public housing apartment together. The kitchen was the heart of the project.
As first-time homeowners, they were determined not to settle for less. "I think we traveled the who…
Amanda Goh
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Millennials aren't giving up on having a home they love
In 2022, homeownership for millennials has surpassed 50% for the first time.
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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A homeowner renovated a 500-year-old home in the British countryside into an antique maximalist paradise. Take a look.
Michelle declined to disclose the exact price of the home, though she told Business Insider it's a …
Priya Raj
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Couple renovating their kitchen finds $75,000 treasure trove of 17th-century coins
A UK couple discovered a 17th-century coin trove worth $75,000 under the kitchen floor while renova…
Rebecca Rommen
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My family of 4 moved to France. My child started school at age 3 and gets healthy meals for lunch.
After moving in 2020, the family of four says they are not moving back. Public school starts at age…
Jane Ridley
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A woman was shocked to discover her viral home renovation offended viewers, who thought it was insulting to the men in her life
Emma Ganzarain sparked criticism after sharing the redesign of the boyfriend's apartment. She says …
Charissa Cheong
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Why buying a home isn't likely to get much cheaper even under Biden's housing plan
Americans waiting for a drop in home prices could wind up being disappointed, real estate economist…
Jennifer Sor
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They left NYC for Bali with their teenagers. 7 years later, their sons are fleeing the nest, and they're selling the villa for $1.89 million.
Seven years ago, they sold their teenagers the idea of a yearlong sabbatical in Bali as a break fro…
Amanda Goh
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See the private island outside NYC that a hedge-fund exec is listing for $35 million
Bridgewater Associates' co-chief investment officer Greg Jensen has listed his Rogers Island home f…
Geoff Weiss
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Biden wants to make it easier for people to buy their first home. But there aren't enough houses.
President Biden touted a number of new proposals during his State of the Union address. But some wo…
Filip De Mott
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A med student wanted to simplify his life, so he spent $33,000 turning a van into a tiny house. Take a look inside.
Medical school student Ethan Liebross says he parks his van on the street about 10 minutes from cam…