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Could Las Vegas become the Wall Street of the West?

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Ken Winans has a bold idea: turn Las Vegas into the Wall Street of the West.

The president and chief investment officer for Winans Investments, a local investment management firm, said the valley could actually be the perfect place given its environment, geography and current rules and regulations. Wall Street is a colloquial term for the ...Read more

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Here's what $1,500 in rent can get you in Philly, Miami, Boston, and other cities across the country

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Apartment renters with $1,500 a month to spend can get the equivalent of one or two bedrooms in Pittsburgh, a studio in Philadelphia, or a dorm room in Manhattan.

That’s according to an analysis by RentCafe, a national apartment search website, based on average price per square foot for apartments in properties with 50 or more units.

A ...Read more

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Half Moon Bay voters to decide fate of farmworker housing as state pressure mounts

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Voters in Half Moon Bay, California, will decide in November whether to allow a 40-unit affordable housing development for older farmworkers to move forward, extending a years-long fight that has drawn threats from Gov. Gavin Newsom and could exacerbate an ongoing confrontation between city and state officials over housing mandates.

The City ...Read more

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Nvidia's $750 billion deals revive fear of AI circular financing

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Nvidia Corp. is working on a fresh round of AI infrastructure deals potentially worth more than $750 billion, accelerating a streak of investments that skeptics warn is artificially inflating demand and valuations across the industry.

An artificial intelligence initiative with the parent of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. unveiled late ...Read more

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Meet the Minnesota man winning your prediction market wagers

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Caleb Davies holds a rare title in the prediction market world: Millionaire winner.

The middle-aged suburban dad relies on a skilled background in finance and tech, plus computer forecasting tools he personally developed, to put real stakes on some of his biggest interests. These days he primarily plays in so-called culture markets, which let ...Read more

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They got their LA rentals ready for the World Cup. Did it pay off? For some, absolutely

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LOS ANGELES — The 2026 FIFA World Cup has wrapped, but some Angelenos who rented their homes to fans are still tallying up profits from a month of soccer frenzy in the city.

Driven by projections of massive tourism and a $750 first-time host incentive from Airbnb, many local property owners expected a sizable payout. While some savvy owners ...Read more

Real estate Q&A: Should I buy renters' insurance?

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Q: My landlord is asking me to buy renters’ insurance before I move into my apartment. I do not own the place, so I do not understand why I would need it. Is this really something I should pay for, or is my landlord just covering himself? — Alison

A: Get the renters’ insurance. This is one of the best deals in insurance, and people find ...Read more

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He bought a desert bunker -- and wants to make it an EV lounge

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BAKER, California — The walls are covered in graffiti, some glass is shattered, and most of the copper is gone.

But some 20 to 30 feet below ground in this Cold War-era bunker in the middle of the California desert, Jonathan Shinn envisions a modern twist for the hidden relic: a lounge for EV drivers.

Shinn, founder of PowerStation Charging,...Read more

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Mobile homes, an overlooked refuge of affordability, are disappearing in LA Residents fight to stay

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The small patch of dirt encircling Carmen Silverio Guardado's home bears fruit — lots of it. There are pomegranates, guavas, dragon fruit and nectarines. She also grows oregano and lemongrass, which she brews into a tea to soothe stomach issues.

All of this Silverio Guardado and her husband cultivate beside the two-bedroom mobile home they ...Read more

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Forget Halloween: Giant skeletons are staying up year-round across LA

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LOS ANGELES — The undead are invading L.A.

They wear Santa hats and sunglasses, American flags and pool floaties. Some stand erect, towering over houses and neighborhoods. Others rot in the California sun, disintegrating into bony fragments. A pelvis atop two legs in a driveway. A skull peering over a rooftop.

They are, of course, giant 12-...Read more

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Graffiti towers set to be cleared for cleanup and sale

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The sale of notorious Oceanwide Plaza in downtown Los Angeles is expected to be approved by a bankruptcy court judge, clearing the path for removal of graffiti that has loomed over the city skyline for years and completion of the long-stalled real estate development.

Work cleaning the skyscrapers — known informally as Graffiti Towers — ...Read more

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Jonathan Lansner: California foreclosures at 7-year high. Time to worry?

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The last time California foreclosures were this high was pre-pandemic, in 2019.

However, if you see this as a signal that hordes of California homeowners are going to lose their homes to foreclosure, just like the last real estate crash, you may be waiting a while.

My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a report from the real estate tracker Attom on ...Read more

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Homeowners of color pay higher insurance costs

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Homeowners all over the country are feeling the crush of rising insurance costs. But that burden isn’t distributed evenly.

Property owners in predominantly Black and Hispanic corners of the country pay higher home insurance premiums than those in mostly white areas, even when factoring for environmental risk, the Consumer Federation of ...Read more

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Could a split-rate property tax reshape Baltimore? City Council weighs option

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Baltimore City leaders are set to begin what could become one of the most significant tax debates in decades: whether Maryland’s largest city should pursue the state’s first split-rate property tax system in an effort to combat vacant properties, discourage speculation and spur investment.

A bill introduced Monday by City Councilman Zac ...Read more

Real estate Q&A: My contractor stiffed a supplier, and now there's a lien on my home. What do I do?

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Q: We hired a contractor to redo our kitchen and paid him every dollar we owed, on time, right through the final check. Last week, we got a certified letter saying the company that supplied our cabinets was never paid and has now put a lien on our house. We paid in full. How is there a lien on our home, and do we really have to pay for those ...Read more

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WA announces cap on rent hikes for 2027

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Landlords across Washington state can raise rents by up to 10% next year.

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced the annual cap Wednesday, the latest reflection of persistently high inflation in the Seattle area.

The cap stems from a state law passed last year limiting rent hikes at many properties to 7% plus inflation, up to a ...Read more

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