• Billy Crystal Reveals the One Item That Survived Devastating Fire at His L.A. Home of 46 Years,Kelsi Karruli

    Billy Crystal Reveals the One Item That Survived Devastating Fire at His L.A. Home of 46 Years

    Billy Crystal has revealed that a small but deeply meaningful piece of his former Los Angeles home survived the devastating wildfires that destroyed the property where he and his wife had lived for nearly half a century. The 78-year-old actor and comedian lost his longtime Pacific Palisades residenc

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  • El Niño Storms Threaten To Turn Extravagant Halloween Decor Into Liabilities for Homeowners,Anna Baluch

    El Niño Storms Threaten To Turn Extravagant Halloween Decor Into Liabilities for Homeowners

    Elaborate Halloween displays can make your home the talk of the town, but severe weather can quickly turn them into costly liabilities.  Since a very strong El Niño is still affecting fall and winter weather this year, with wetter-than-average conditions in the Gulf Coast and Southeast in particular

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  • Escalation Clause Can Win Your Dream Home—but at a Cost,Eric Goldschein

    Escalation Clause Can Win Your Dream Home—but at a Cost

    Homebuyers in competitive markets are sometimes advised to write an escalation clause into their offers. The terms may vary, but in essence, the buyer agrees to beat any offer above theirs by a certain amount, often up to a certain limit.  This can, for example, turn a $500,000 offer into a $515,000

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