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		<title><![CDATA[Sale of Oceanwide Plaza graffiti towers in Los Angeles delayed]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The cleanup of one of the most notorious collections of graffiti in
the country has been postponed again as the proposed buyer of the
stalled Oceanwide Plaza development in downtown Los Angeles struggles to
reach terms with city officials who must...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4214229</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Can condo association foreclose on my home over unpaid assessment?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My condominium association is threatening to foreclose on
my home over an unpaid assessment of $380 from last year. I had a
financial hiccup, and, by the time I had the money, the interest, late
fees, and their attorney’s fees had grown to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4214149</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[San Diego home values haven't kept up with inflation for 16 months]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[San Diego home prices continue to show gains, but any increase has
been blunted by rising inflation, data released Tuesday shows

The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.78%
annually in March, said the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4212019</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should owners of vacant second homes be heavily taxed? San Diego voters get to decide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, vacant homes in large U.S. cities have conjured up images
of derelict, abandoned properties in need of loving attention and a
full-time resident. In San Diego, a June ballot measure is taking aim at
a very different kind of vacant ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4211313</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4211112</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Watch Your Step: Bushes, Trees and Other Foliage Your Feet Won’t Appreciate]]></title>
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4211111</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Tips to Keep Your Home Tidy and Cozy]]></title>
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4211110</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[World's tallest thermometer, between Las Vegas and LA, is for sale]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The giant roadside thermometer between Las Vegas and Los Angeles —
a towering sight for legions of highway drivers — is for sale.

A spread of real estate in Baker, California, along Interstate 15
roughly 90 miles southwest of the Las Vegas ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4207327</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buying a condo just got harder for many, thanks to Fannie Mae policies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buying a condo in some parts of the U.S. has become harder due to
recent changes in Fannie Mae’s condo policies, according to local real
estate experts.

The government-sponsored mortgage enterprise recently increased the
required due diligence ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4207127</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seattle-area renters need to pay more than double housing costs to own a home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Seattle area residents feel like the bar to owning a home just
keeps getting higher, and they're not imagining things.

The cost of a monthly mortgage payment is now well beyond double the
cost of median rent here — among the largest gaps ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206917</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Should we walk away from buying home where inspection found issues?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We just got our home inspection report back, and it is much worse
than we expected. There are issues with the roof, the air conditioning
and “possible electrical problems.” We love the house, but we are
starting to feel like we are buying ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206914</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home buyers hammered as war-fueled bond rout drives rates higher]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Najimah Roberson, a lifelong renter, spent the past two years
searching around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for a home she could afford
— getting outbid nearly 30 times along the way.

The ordeal had the 42-year-old daycare business owner “in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206909</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC chief Atkins pumps the brakes on prediction-market funds]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The top U.S. securities regulator is delaying the launch of a wave of
novel exchange-traded funds that would let investors wager on events
such as elections and economic data as the agency weighs how far the $15
trillion ETF wrapper can stretch.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206167</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[This law aims to prevent investors from flipping distressed homes. They're managing to anyway -- and going unpunished]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The home on Bottlebrush Court was built in the early 1980s. The
Oceanside property features four bedrooms, two baths and almost 1,600
square feet of living space on a 6,100-square-foot lot just south of the
San Luis Rey River.

When it was put up ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4201660</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC to ready plan for trading crypto versions of stocks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is poised to roll out a plan for trading
digital versions of securities that could reshape the landscape of the
American stock market as it continues to loosen the rules for
free-wheeling crypto markets. 

The Securities ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4201420</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With gold near $5,000 an ounce, Americans empty their attics, and buyers hire to keep up]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold doubled in price over the past two years, briefly topping $5,000
a troy ounce on Jan. 28. Since then, it’s stayed close to that price,
a record high even after discounting inflation.

Around the same time, silver topped $100 an ounce for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4201072</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford City Mall to shut down over safety concerns, ending 60-year run on Chicago's Southwest Side]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The main building at Chicago’s Ford
City Mall will shut down permanently in about five weeks due to what
city attorneys have described as unsafe conditions, ending its more than
60-year run as a top retail destination for the Southwest Side.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4198700</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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