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Congress wasn’t a good fit for Madison Cawthorn—and neither was a full-time residency in North Carolina.

The controversial single-term representative of North Carolina’s 11th district recently purchased a three-bedroom home in Cape Coral, FL, for $1,120,000.

Cawthorn was the youngest member of the House of Representatives at the time of his election in 2020, but he lost a Republican primary for his district in May. Now, he’ll be moving to new frontiers in a sunnier locale.

The house sits on a triple lot, a rarity in this part of Cape Coral, FL.

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Homeowners who learn that their water is hard might wonder if it is OK. While water hardness poses no serious health risks, it can nonetheless cause various problems within a home.

Here’s where hard water comes from, how to check for it, and what you can do to remediate the negative effects.

Where does hard water come from?

Hard water contains high levels of certain minerals—namely calcium and magnesium (soft water, by comparison, lacks these elements).

If a home’s water comes from a well, there’s a stronger likelihood it’s hard because groundwater is often naturally full of minerals, says Stephen Johnson, an Ashburn, VA-based field supervisor at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing.

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A perfectly preserved midcentury modern home has hit the market in Altadena, CA—for the first time!

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom property is listed for $2.25 million. After 13 days on the market, this pristine time capsule appears to have found a buyer and is pending sale. The new owners will be the second-ever family to enjoy this beautiful home.

“It’s in very authentic condition,” says listing agent Rachelle Rosten, with Douglas Elliman – Beverly Hills.

This 2,753-square-foot beauty retains many of its original details, she adds. No major overhauls or tinkering with the architecture.

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To own a Frank Lloyd Wright home is to possess a piece of history. As the preeminent American architect of our time, Wright had an indelible impact on design worldwide.

So while you may not be able to afford an actual Wright-designed home (they’re limited, of course, and tend to cost millions of dollars), his work continues to influence generations of architects. And that means you could happen upon a home that embodies Wright’s design ethos.

“Homes inspired by Wright weren’t built by the architect as his last residential design was in 1959,” notes Martie Lieberman, a real estate adviser with Premier Sotheby’s International in Sarasota, FL. Yet many architects and builders continued to build homes using his ideas.

“They took his appealing design elements and created Wright-inspired houses that are modern in style and feature elevated levels of craftsmanship,” she adds.

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Property brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott have returned with Season 5 of “Celebrity IOU,” and the premiere may be their most moving episode to date.

In “Leslie Jordan’s Renovation,” the Scott brothers meet with comedic character actor Leslie Jordan, who won an Emmy for his iconic role as Beverly Leslie on “Will and Grace.” He’s hoping Jonathan and Drew can make over the home of his friends Rosemary and Newell Alexander, Hollywood producers who helped start Jordan’s career. The Scott brothers are game, and the renovation unfolds smoothly.

Yet, a few months after filming on this episode wrapped, Jordan died on Oct. 24. He was 67.

“We’ve known Leslie Jordan for years,” Drew says at the beginning of the episode. “And working with him wasn’t just a highlight for the show, but really of our careers.”

Aaron Kirman's move will see his team become a brokerage that operates in partnership with Christie's. The move comes at a time when competition for talent is more intense than ever

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For the dinosaur lover, or anyone wanting a short-term-rental property flaunting a pre-historic theme, it doesn’t get better than the Jurassic Retreat in Washougal, WA.

With the push of a button, each life-sized, motion-controlled dinosaur moves and makes sounds—and they’re included with the purchase.

The wild listing is asking for $1,299,000, represented by Louise James of Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty.

The seller snapped up this unique retreat—built in 2020—for $575,000 in July 2021. Then he got to work creating a short-term rental property, and the dinosaur theme roared to life.

Buyers need to earn at least $107,281 to afford the $2,682 monthly mortgage payment on the typical American home, according to a new report.

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A promissory note is an important but often misunderstood part of getting a mortgage to buy a home.

In the most basic terms, it’s a legal document you sign containing a written “promise” to pay a lender, says Scott A. Marcus, a shareholder in Becker & Poliakoff’s Real Estate Practice Group, in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Promissory notes are a standard part of all real estate financing contracts and include basic information such as:

The amount dueThe terms of repayment (e.g., do the payments include principal and interest, or only interest)The interest rate and whether it can change or is fixedWhether there is a prepayment penaltyThe loan maturity dateThe names of the lender and borrower

 

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The lavish New York City home of Ivana Trump has come on the market for $26.5 million.

The interiors of the 8,725-square-foot, limestone townhome take you back to the ritzy heyday of the glittery 1980s. The five-story home is outfitted with gold, leopard print, and pink marble, encapsulating the opulent style of the former model turned Trump Organization executive. She died in July at age 73.

Ivana purchased the home for $2.5 million in 1992 after her highly publicized divorce from former President Donald Trump. Built in 1899, the space had previously been used as a dentist’s office suite and had been vacant for about a dozen years before she purchased it. Extensive renovations were made in the townhouse where she raised Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump when they were teenagers.

The proceeds of the sale are to go to her three children.

Zach Goldsmith was with Hilton & Hyland since 2007. In 2021, his two-person team netted $110 million in transaction volume.

The startup from Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia began as an in-house project for Airbnb, but has spun off as an independent company with backing from the short-term rental platform.

The fix-and-flip housing market continues to shrink as real estate investors struggle to find deals. High interest rates are to blame, according to a new John Burns Real Estate Consulting survey.

Whether it's people, places or things, in this week's Pulse we want to know: What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Pareja joined eXp earlier this year as president of affiliated services. He now steps into the role of chief strategy officer.

Luxury brokerage The Agency announced national partnerships Friday with CrossCountry Mortgage, Choice Home Warranty and home inspection provider Pillar to Post.

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Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen recently closed on an $11.5 million luxury home in Surfside, FL, that is located just across the water from Tom Brady‘s Indian Creek Island megamansion, Realtor.com® can confirm.

The five-bedroom home was built in 1981 and features just under 4,000 square feet of space. But perhaps the views clinched it for Bündchen.

According to the listing, the property has “soaring 25-foot ceilings, large living spaces, massive terraces, and stunning views of a wide waterway and Indian Creek Island.”

There’s also a home theater, office, gym, playroom, and large eat-in kitchen that opens up to a patio, the listing notes. The property comes with a dock.

After announcing new branch openings and executive hires this year, Nations Lending seeks to grow by forming a joint venture with an Indiana brokerage that employs more than 600 agents.

Rent remained 10.2 percent above September 2021 levels and 22.6 percent compared to two years earlier, according to the single-family rent index from property data information company CoreLogic.