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At more than $800,000, the backyard unit on Alonzo Avenue in Ballard initially gave Lavanna Martin sticker shock, but she and her husband are buying the home anyway this month.  The couple is moving from Austin, Texas, to Seattle to be close to their daughter and baby grandchild. If they tried to buy an existing…

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Local officials believe that they now know the site where the first home will be built in the city of Johnstown after more than a decade. Earlier this year, we reported on Vision Together 2025’s plan to build 21 new homes within the city limits, and to sell them at cost.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington woman now has a place to call her ‘forever home’ after she was gifted the keys by Lexington Habitat for Humanity on Saturday. Marsha Emerson has lived in Lexington her entire life. Growing up in a big family meant she always dreamed of a big home. “It’s so…

Stock market down? Here are some other ways to save your money

Fear and uncertainty are being felt from Wall Street to Main Street. The financial market is spiraling after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs Thursday. The stock market is plunging.

By Aarthi Swaminathan Expect new-home sales to remain flat or fall in the months ahead, economist says Home builders saw a small increase in the pace of sales of newly built homes in February, but they remain worried about home buyers pulling back in the coming months – so they’re increasing incentives to keep buyers…

MAGNOLIA, Texas, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced Toll Brothers at Woodhavyn, a new Houston-area community of single-family homes, is coming soon to Magnolia, Texas. The community will offer modern Toll Brothers home designs within walking distance of the future Havyn Amenity Village…

As if investors didn’t have enough to worry about, they can now add an open breach between President Donald Trump and the chair of the Federal Reserve during an economic crisis and a financial meltdown.

As the global markets plummeted for a second consecutive day in reaction to Trump’s tariffs announcement, he shared a video suggesting the crash is intentional.