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Future of CBS Television City, an L.A. landmark, remains in flux

For generations, CBS Television City has served as a stage for some of TV's most legendary moments. "The Jack Benny Program," The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Price Is Right" were filmed there, and such stars as Elvis Presley, Bob Hope and Jack Benny performed.

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U.S. builders say Trump’s tariffs are adding $9,000 to new home price, and that’s not all

Higher lumber costs, labor shortages and growing regulations are holding U.S. builders back as they try to ramp up construction to meet the huge demand for housing.

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Corktown: Will Ford's move transform inner-city neighborhood, and with it Detroit?

In 1979, Jerry Esters was working on the roof of a property he had inherited from his father in North Corktown when he had an epiphany: He could see downtown. First the train station, then the downtown skyline.

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High cost of housing drives up homeless rates, UCLA study indicates

Sky-high housing costs are a significant factor behind California's homeless crisis, according to a new analysis from UCLA.

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The Mortgage Professor: Refinancing in a time of rising rates and property values, part 2

While rising interest rates have sharply reduced the number of mortgage borrowers who can refinance into a lower rate, rising home prices create opportunities for some borrowers to refinance into mortgages that are less costly in other respects.

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Real estate Q&A: Should I rely on lender-placed insurance or get my own?

Q: We have let our mortgage lender choose our hazard insurance for our home. Although it was more expensive, we figured that if our lender picked it, then it must be great coverage. A friend just told me this is not the case. What is the truth? – Frank

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5 tips for buying a foreclosed home

Buying a foreclosed home is not like the typical home purchase. In many cases:

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Come for the workout, stay for the shopping: As retailers struggle, malls look to gyms to fill space

While mall walkers strolled Yorktown Center's quiet corridors before most shops opened Monday morning, a handful of visitors in search of a tougher workout strode straight from their cars to the fitness studios along the Lombard mall's western side.

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Baby bust: Bay Area housing prices go up, births go down

Sarah Low always figured she'd have her first baby, and own her own home, by the time she turned 30.

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Midland tops U.S. housing markets thanks to Permian Basin oil boom

A Texas city has landed on top of the list of the country's hottest housing markets.

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Foreign buyers no longer finding deals in California real estate

DeLeon Realty used to shuttle Chinese investors on home tours around Silicon Valley in a 14-seat Mercedes van.

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'Big blow' marks end for celebrated Seattle glass studio set to make way for apartments

SEATTLE – It's a delicate, dangerous and blazing-hot dance being orchestrated by Seattle glass sculptor Martin Blank.

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How much it costs to sell a house

A shortage of homes for sale in the U.S. gives sellers the advantage in most housing markets. But many sellers don't realize that getting rid of their house likely will cost them thousands of dollars.

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The Mortgage Professor: Refinancing in a time of rising rates, property values

With interest rates no longer at rock-bottom levels, few borrowers still have an opportunity to profit by refinancing into a lower interest rate. However, the escalation of house prices in many areas raises the possibility of profitable refinances directed to lowering other costs.

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Real estate Q&A: My shutters were installed 15 years ago. Can board make me replace them now?

Q: We purchased our condo 15 years ago with hurricane shutters already installed. The new property manager is saying that there is no Architectural Approval form for the shutters in our file and we may be compelled to take them down. Since nothing was told to us about the shutters for 15 years, I believe that the shutters were approved but the Architectural Approval form must have been lost between different boards and different management companies. Any advice for us? – David

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