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		<title><![CDATA[WA real estate service settles with Compass in transparency fight]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A fierce fight over transparency in the local real estate industry
appears to have reached a truce.

The primary repository for home listings across Western Washington,
the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, has settled with the brokerage
Compass...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4288470</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Afford the Big Stuff]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[One day the market is crashing, inflation is climbing. The next day it
seems like everything's coming up roses. No matter how the economy's
swinging, your mortgage and car payments are still lurking in the
shadows, waiting to pounce. And then ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4285036</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study: How much income is considered middle-class in the Bay Area?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study looks at how
much annual household income it takes to be considered middle-class
in the most expensive cities in the U.S. Not surprisingly, Bay Area
cities took up eight spots in the list of the 10 most expensive cities
with a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4288321</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Homeowners in Black neighborhoods are paying more for insurance. Pittsburgh offers a troubling example]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lyft driver Elwin Green knew exactly what he was paying to insure his
home in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood.

What he didn’t know was that his homeowners insurance bill was more
than twice what the average homeowner in some of Allegheny ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4288218</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Tips for Hand-Washing 'Dry Clean Only' Clothing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make.

When I see "Dry Clean Only" on a clothing label, I don't automatically
head for the dry cleaner.

I pause.

Then I ask myself whether the garment is truly asking for professional
care -- or whether the manufacturer is...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4284283</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cities turn to AI to speed housing permitting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[New housing projects can sometimes stall out as a developer applies
to city or county planning boards and goes through cycles of
inspections, reviews and approvals.

Now, cities are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to
address one of...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4286504</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starter home prices have more than doubled in Las Vegas in 10 years, report says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starter home prices in the Las Vegas Valley have more than doubled in
the past decade, according to a new report from Zillow.

The latest numbers from the online real estate
marketplace paint a bleak picture for potential first-time homebuyers,
as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4285330</link>
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    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Under 'as-is' contract, is buyer responsible for water damage seller hid?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We bought our first house two months ago and signed an “as-is”
contract. After the first heavy rain, water poured in around a bedroom
window. When we pulled up the new laminate, we found the subfloor was
already rotted and had been painted ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4285328</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: In a Pinch, You Can Use This for That]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever discovered you're all out of a certain ingredient when
you're in the middle of preparing a recipe? I hate when that happens.
And I don't want to run to the store.

For me, an unscheduled trip like that could easily cost $40, maybe ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4281446</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Have More Money]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[You need more money, and you need it now. What are your choices? You
have two: You can increase your income, or you can reduce your spending.

There are several ways you can increase your income:

INCREASE INCOME

Get a bigger paycheck. Ask for a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4280684</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Which Is Better: Fresh or Frozen?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frozen fruits and vegetables take a lot of heat because most people
assume that, if it's frozen, it must be of a lesser quality and
nutritional value than the same items fresh in the produce department.

Is it true? Is fresh really better than ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4279904</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California bill targets abandoned funds. When can state seize your forgotten stocks?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, California — Proposed legislation to streamline
California's ability to seize abandoned stocks and mutual funds is
drawing opposition from business groups and dividing Democratic
lawmakers.

State Controller Malia Cohen sponsored ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4283120</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Want a lower credit card interest rate? Just ask]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a credit card, you have a relationship with your card
issuer. Your card issuer values that relationship and wants to keep it.
There are many types of offers your issuer can make to ensure you stay
(and don’t default on your debt), ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4283022</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg buys an Irish castle]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's latest home purchase appears
fit for a billionaire who runs the world's largest social media
empire.

Zuckerberg, who is married to Dr. Priscilla Chan and has three
children, bought the Strancally Castle in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4282913</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Thrift Store Donation Etiquette]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dropping off a box of donations always feels good. You clean out a
closet, gather up things you no longer use, and drive away with that
wonderful sense of accomplishment. The house is less cluttered, someone
else may benefit from your generosity, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4279002</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US housing affordability gauge worsens for first time since 2023]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A key measure of U.S. housing affordability worsened for the first
time in almost three years, as higher borrowing costs soaked up a bigger
chunk of earnings for new homebuyers. 

Monthly payments on a median-priced $410,700 home accounted for 34%...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4280445</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Should I consider getting a reverse mortgage?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I am 71 and retired. My house is paid off, but money is tight
every month, and I keep seeing ads for reverse mortgages. My son says
they are a scam, and that the bank will end up owning my home. Is that
true, or is this something I should ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4280184</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seattle area doesn't have 'enough family-sized units to go around']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Seattle renter’s search is always a struggle — some alchemy of
budget constraints, need for space and tolerance for the grueling
process of scouring listings. For families with children, that search
can be even harder.

Fewer than half of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4279756</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to save $2,000 a month in Los Angeles: Rent]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some Los Angeles-area renters may feel a secret shame of not owning
their homes, but maybe they should be bragging. Right now, renting is a
much better deal.

People in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area
looking to get into a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4279751</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: When the Ship is Sinking, Get Everybody in the Lifeboat]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mary: My wife and I made a terrible mistake and bought a house that
I don't think we can afford. We dumped all of our money from the sale of
our last home into it and now we have run out of money. It is not even
close to being done. My wife ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4276257</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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