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Flatbush Tenant Organizer Faces Eviction in Midst of Rent Strike Over Living Conditions

After leading a three-year rent strike and protesting shoddy living conditions at her Flatbush apartment building, Janice Broadie is being evicted.

While the landlord at 1111 Ocean Avenue has taken Broadie to court over the non-payment of rent, her neighbors are rushing to her defense. They held a rally outside Brooklyn Housing Court on June 5, and said the landlord’s lack of care for the building made the strike necessary.

Broadie, who has helped organize her neighbors in various forms of protest against their landlord, including withholding rent since June of 2020, says she stands by her decision, despite potentially

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Tiffany Windows in Philadelphia Church Were Sold for a Song

Paul Brown, an antiques collector from Lancaster, Pa., said that he typically collects 19th-century grocery store products, old gas station signs and advertising — pieces of Americana that he can haul away in the back of his Chevy pickup truck.

But last fall, he decided to buy two large round windows that were covered in grime and encased high in the stone walls of a dilapidated Gothic Revival church in West Philadelphia, which was built in 1901 and had originally been named St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church.

The church’s new owner, the Emmanuel Christian Center, planned to get rid of the

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The couple who sold home before flying to Turkey for ‘Instagram’ surgery wish they’d never leave

A woman who left regretfully after traveling to Turkey for surgery to get the “Instagram look” others called her to do their research.

Zara Edgar, 36, spent thousands of pounds in search of the “perfect” tummy, boobs and teeth. She said her ultimate goal was to look good in her bikini, but now she regrets her decision.

Zara, who is now living on the West Indian island of Grenada, flew out to Turkey with husband Igel Edgar, 39, last year. The trip was en route to their new life in Grenada in November, after the couple sold their home in

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Four-bedroom home sells in Palo Alto for $3.3 million

3952 Nelson Court - Google Street View
3952 Nelson Court – Google Street View

The property located in the 3900 block of Nelson Court in Palo Alto was sold on March 16, 2023. The $3,326,000 purchase price works out to $1,725 ​​per square foot. The house, built in 1954, has an interior space of 1.928 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, two baths, a garage and two parking spaces. It sits on a 9,030-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.

Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:

  • In December 2022, a 1,265-square-foot home on Duncan Place in Palo Alto sold for $2,400,000, a price per square
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Bay Ridge Row House With Wood Floors, Moldings Asks $1.35 Million

In Bay Ridge, this early 20th century row house has some fine period details and appears to be move-in ready.

At 432 76th Street, it is one of a row of single-family dwellings built in 1910 by Shlikerman Realty. The angled bay front brick houses all have restrained adornment, with bands of rusticated stone and ornamental panels beneath bracketed cornices. Those details are also in evidence in the historic tax photos of the block.

The dwelling is still set up as a single-family with living, dining and kitchen on the parlor level and, on the floor above, three bedrooms and

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Britney Spears Sells Calabasas Home for Millions Less Than She Paid for It Just 9 Months Ago

CARSON, CA - MAY 11: Britney Spears arrives at 102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango 2013 at The Home Depot Center on May 11, 2013 in Carson, California.  (Photo by Joe Scarnici/WireImage);  Britney Spears Calabasas home for sale

CARSON, CA – MAY 11: Britney Spears arrives at 102.7 KIIS FM’s Wango Tango 2013 at The Home Depot Center on May 11, 2013 in Carson, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/WireImage); Britney Spears Calabasas home for sale

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Britney Spears is handing over the keys to her Calabasas, Calif. home.

The seven-bedroom, nine-bath, 11,600-square-foot estate sold for just over $10 million — about $2 million less than the star bought it for.

Spears, 40, purchased the home for $11.8 million, according to Variety‘s Dirt, just days after her June wedding to Sam Asghari, 28. She

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How much money you need to make to afford a $600,000 home

For first-time homebuyers, settling on the “right” time to buy feels a bit like a losing game—especially in this current market. Record-high inflation, paired with steep interest rates and a declining supply of new homes has made the road from renter to homeowner a more challenging one.

But the good news is that no matter what’s happening with the economy, there are moves you can make to make sure that you can comfortably afford your dream home when the right one comes along.

That starts with having a clear idea of ​​your financial situation and how much buying power your