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		<title><![CDATA[Buying a condo just got harder for many, thanks to Fannie Mae policies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buying a condo in some parts of the U.S. has become harder due to
recent changes in Fannie Mae’s condo policies, according to local real
estate experts.

The government-sponsored mortgage enterprise recently increased the
required due diligence ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4207127</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seattle-area renters need to pay more than double housing costs to own a home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Seattle area residents feel like the bar to owning a home just
keeps getting higher, and they're not imagining things.

The cost of a monthly mortgage payment is now well beyond double the
cost of median rent here — among the largest gaps ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206917</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Should we walk away from buying home where inspection found issues?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We just got our home inspection report back, and it is much worse
than we expected. There are issues with the roof, the air conditioning
and “possible electrical problems.” We love the house, but we are
starting to feel like we are buying ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206914</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home buyers hammered as war-fueled bond rout drives rates higher]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Najimah Roberson, a lifelong renter, spent the past two years
searching around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for a home she could afford
— getting outbid nearly 30 times along the way.

The ordeal had the 42-year-old daycare business owner “in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206909</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Get Yellow-Stained Bed Pillows White Again]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our favorite bed pillows get a lot of use every night. We keep clean
pillowcases on them and don't think much about the pillow inside until
it's time to change the bed linens. Have you looked recently?

Yikes! The pristine white pillows have ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4198900</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC chief Atkins pumps the brakes on prediction-market funds]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The top U.S. securities regulator is delaying the launch of a wave of
novel exchange-traded funds that would let investors wager on events
such as elections and economic data as the agency weighs how far the $15
trillion ETF wrapper can stretch.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4206167</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: A Stain Treatment Worth Its Salt and More Great Reader Tips]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a lovely meal. The conversation was engaging, the entree
delightful. A good time was had by all. The guests are long gone, and
now you are stuck with an ugly red wine stain on your prized tablecloth.
Is this linen destined for the ragbag? ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4164112</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[This law aims to prevent investors from flipping distressed homes. They're managing to anyway -- and going unpunished]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The home on Bottlebrush Court was built in the early 1980s. The
Oceanside property features four bedrooms, two baths and almost 1,600
square feet of living space on a 6,100-square-foot lot just south of the
San Luis Rey River.

When it was put up ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4201660</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: With Many Thanks to Clarence]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought it would be just loads of fun to focus our attention today on
frequently asked questions about frozen foods. But first, a little
history.

Although the practice of preserving food by freezing can be traced back
to 1626, it wasn't exactly...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4140975</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC to ready plan for trading crypto versions of stocks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is poised to roll out a plan for trading
digital versions of securities that could reshape the landscape of the
American stock market as it continues to loosen the rules for
free-wheeling crypto markets. 

The Securities ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4201420</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With gold near $5,000 an ounce, Americans empty their attics, and buyers hire to keep up]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold doubled in price over the past two years, briefly topping $5,000
a troy ounce on Jan. 28. Since then, it’s stayed close to that price,
a record high even after discounting inflation.

Around the same time, silver topped $100 an ounce for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4201072</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Simple Home Fixes That Prevent Big Expenses]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer has a way of exposing everything you meant to get to earlier. The
first hot stretch arrives, and suddenly the house starts telling the
truth. The air conditioner runs longer than it should. One room feels
warmer than the others. The energy ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4102498</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford City Mall to shut down over safety concerns, ending 60-year run on Chicago's Southwest Side]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The main building at Chicago’s Ford
City Mall will shut down permanently in about five weeks due to what
city attorneys have described as unsafe conditions, ending its more than
60-year run as a top retail destination for the Southwest Side.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4198700</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rocket Mortgage sues rival UWM for $100M]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Detroit-based home lender Rocket Mortgage filed a lawsuit Thursday
against local archrival United Wholesale Mortgage for alleged breach of
contract.

The suit marks the latest escalation in a bitter personal and
business feud between Rocket ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4162130</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Am I responsible for mortgage after signing quit-claim deed?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My ex and I divorced last year, and she kept the house. I signed a
quit-claim deed transferring my interest in the property to her. I
thought I was done with it. Now I am trying to buy a small place of my
own, and my lender says I still appear ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4161802</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift, lawsuits and quirky exemptions: How empty homes tax works in other cities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — If Measure A passes on June 2, San Diego would join a
group of cities in the U.S., Canada and abroad that tax second homes or
properties that are unoccupied for most of the year. 

San Diego’s “non-primary home” tax, as it is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4161790</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Los Angeles' surging real estate prices have cooled, so why is nobody buying condos?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even as the relentless rise in Los Angeles housing costs seems to
have paused, condominium sales slowed to a trickle this year.

The number of condo units sold in the first two months slid to a more
than 20-year low, according to figures from real...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4138922</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: The 80% Solution]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Provided that your basic life needs for shelter, food and clothing are
being met, more money is not going to make you happier. I know, that's
hard to believe, but it's a proven fact. What will make you happier is
learning how to manage well the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4093637</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: The Frugal Frittata]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's been a hectic day. The family's hungry, the fridge offers little
more than eggs and leftovers and you're fresh out of answers for the
question everyone's asking: What's for dinner? The solution may be found
in a single word: frittata.

A ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4092766</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: A Big Belching House Guest]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our house is not haunted, but just try to tell that to our guests. "Our
water heater makes funny noises," I warn. First-timers respond with a
smile and nod -- and forget.

"What was that noise?" is the predictable next-morning question. Some
say ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4091640</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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