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Here’s a challenging thought: Things aren’t as bad as they seem. Since there is plenty
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The Sublime Beauty of Inflating Houses
If you bought a house in Los Angeles in the early ‘90s, you were “catching
The Sublime Beauty of Falling Knives
Would you dare buy a house in California today? In spite of mind-boggling prices, the
Why Divorce Will Lower Your Standard of Living
Everyone knows that divorce is expensive. Everyone knows that it will reduce your standard of
Some Fortunes are Lost. Others are missed.
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Letter from California: Working Stiff Houses, Fat Cat Prices
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. Just beyond the Safeway parking lot, my early morning walk takes me