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Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis reflects on growing up in a modest wood-stove-heated home in Wareham, MA, where her habit of yelling battle commands while riding her bike so alarmed neighbors that they regularly called her mother, and her journey from suburban Massachusetts to a Spanish-style home in Los Angeles. Read: rltor.cm/6lD5Yj

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A hand-crafted earth home in Colorado Springs' Black Forest, built from more than 1,500 recycled tires, aluminum cans, glass bottles, and mud over nearly three years, is listed for $1.3 million on 6.81 acres. Read: rltor.cm/8gTMHH

At least three heritage cherry farms totaling more than 140 acres are listed for sale on Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City, MI, as rising production costs, labor shortages, global price competition, and generational turnover push longtime growers out of the industry. Read: rltor.cm/JSSXhl

Jeff Bezos told CNBC on May 20 that the bottom half of U.S. earners should pay zero in federal income taxes, and @realtordotcom's analysis shows a nurse in Queens earning $75,000 could save enough for a median down payment in about three years if freed from the federal tax burden. Read: rltor.cm/z9o5iR

After five years on the market, the infamous "Watcher house" at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, NJ, finally sold in 2019 for $959,000, well below its original $1.35 million sale price, thanks to broker David Barbosa's unconventional approach. Every potential buyer was required to visit a lawyer and read a detailed NDA outlining every disturbing event tied to the property before proceeding. Read: realtor.com/news/trends/ho…

With El Niño expected to bring heavier rainfall to parts of the U.S., experts say proper grading, which slopes soil away from a home's foundation, is one of the most affordable ways to prevent costly structural damage. Read: rltor.cm/nJegKY

Empty nesters Rick and Bya Patzner bought a $1 million fixer-upper in Sandy, UT, spent $1.2 million renovating it into three units, and now collect $7,500 a month in rental income that covers their mortgage, utilities, and expenses, while the property has appreciated to $2.4 million. Read: rltor.cm/fpPiCW

On the new season of "90 Day Fiance," Anabelle Chua, 54, relocates from the Philippines to her fiance Shea McGuire's home in Paducah, KY, only to be greeted by a bedroom full of taxidermy deer heads mounted on every wall. Read: rltor.cm/8kN0d8

Hawaii's Poipu Beach on Kauai tops the 2026 best beaches ranking, with home prices near the top 10 beaches ranging from $459,450 near St. Andrews State Park in Panama City, FL, to nearly $3 million near Beachwalker Park on Kiawah Island, SC. Read: rltor.cm/0Il8EP

The last surviving example of architect Wallace Neff's experimental Airform "bubble house," a two-bedroom dome-shaped Pasadena home built in 1946 using an inflated balloon and sprayed concrete, has returned to the market for $2 million following a meticulous restoration. Read: rltor.cm/8s40lf

Tech, finance, and professional services job losses are shrinking the pool of buyers who can qualify for a mortgage in today's market, cooling housing demand in cities like Austin and Denver even without a broader economic recession, according to a new report from John Burns Research & Consulting. Read: rltor.cm/jOtKII

Westfield, NJ, a charming commuter suburb with a $1.4 million sold median home price, is one of New Jersey's hottest housing markets, with homes selling in a median 16 days, despite a history that includes a notorious 1971 family murder and the real-life stalker case that inspired a Netflix series. rltor.cm/VmCQRN

Phoenix has committed $8.1 million to reduce permit fees, streamline the development approval process, and fund affordable housing construction as the city faces a shortage of roughly 59,000 affordable units. Read: rltor.cm/Jvs3QY

Aubrey Plaza has relisted her Los Feliz, CA, home for $5.29 million, a $1.21 million reduction from its original $6.5 million asking price, after multiple offers fell through on the Spanish-style compound where her late husband, director Jeff Baena, died by suicide in January 2025. Read: rltor.cm/yzTfNp

The spring housing market is closing out on a rough note, with mortgage rates jumping to 6.51% and mortgage applications falling 4% in a single week, even as home prices declined for the 18th straight week and inventory continued to rise. Read: rltor.cm/5ujCmF

Rolando and Clarissa Requeny had written off new construction as too expensive, but $40,000 in builder incentives, including closing cost help and a mortgage rate buydown from nearly 7% to 5.5%, changed the math. The couple bought a four-bedroom home at Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida for under $400,000, roughly twice the size of their 1,100-square-foot Miami townhouse. Their monthly energy bill has hovered around $100, compared with $200 in Miami, thanks to energy-efficient appliances, solar power, and a newer HVAC system. Read more: rltor.cm/j8B084

The Boston apartment where Joan Bennett Kennedy lived for more than 45 years has been listed for $2.59 million by her children Ted Jr. and Patrick, following her death in October 2025 at age 89. See it: rltor.cm/WbG5EN

Six Rust Belt cities, all with median listing prices under $300,000, are seeing some of the strongest inventory growth in the country, led by Buffalo at 20.5% and Detroit at 20% year-over-year gains in active listings. Read: realtor.com/news/trends/mo…

Kyle Busch, one of the most decorated drivers in NASCAR history, has died at 41. Busch became unresponsive before the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24 and was transported to a hospital in Charlotte, where he later died, according to the Associated Press. Read: rltor.cm/QWDyKH