Though Chicago’s heat ordinance requires the city’s landlords to maintain adequate heat during the winter, residents of one public housing complex spoke out in January as their homes became frigid during the winter storm and cold front. One of the tenants, Ella, who has multiple sclerosis and took to using her stove to keep her […]
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether you’re working with a tiny bedroom or a tiny budget, there are many good reasons to ditch a bulky headboard. New ones can be expensive. Old ones tend to get creaky. And don’t even get us started on all the dust they collect over
California couple Sudeep and Sumiti Mehta had laminate flooring installed throughout their home for $18,000. The flooring was sold by a major retailer and advertised as waterproof, but the first time the Mehtas cleaned it, several areas of the floor swelled and blistered. The retailer’s website said the flooring could be washed with water and
If you’re like me, you can’t help but imagine living in the pages of your favorite novel. Whether it’s the latest romantasy (Sarah J. Maas, if you’re reading this, please give us ACOTAR 6!) or the classic you revisit every year, books have a way of transporting us to different worlds and bleeding into our
If you’re a homeowner in the state of Texas, you have the joy of living without any state income tax, and this has become one of the most powerful selling points of the state. Whether you are a retiree, a remote worker, or anyone looking to keep more of what they earn, the Lone Star
When you remodel a bedroom, you probably obsess over paint colors, closet space, and window placement long before you think about smoke alarms. Yet the moment you move a wall or add a new sleeping area, you may quietly trigger a modern safety rule that your old detectors no longer meet. Miss it, and you
We’re right in the middle of ski season, and while some Americans are tuning in to watch Olympic skiing, others are imagining what it would be like to own a mountain home they could rent out on Airbnb. AirDNA—a firm that compiles and analyzes Vrbo and Airbnb data—recently identified the top 10 mountain markets to buy short-term rental real
Most people think of their driveway as fully theirs to do with as they please. It’s on your property, you paid for it, and it sits right there in front of your house. Simple, right? Well, not exactly. Some of the restrictions are obvious. Others are genuinely shocking – and the penalties for ignoring them
A Beacon Hill townhome that sold for $22 million this month set a record for the most expensive single-family home in the city. But as far as Boston officials are concerned, it’s worth just about a quarter of that. The city’s Assessing Department valued the property at $5.2 million this year, which means the new
Welcome back to What I Own– ’s property series where we speak tohomeowners about getting on the ladder. When Kaspars first moved to the UK from Latvia, he knew that he wanted security and stability. And so, he decided to start saving for his own home. By 2025, he’d met his partner, Elina, and they’d managed to save enough
