Growing up in La Mesa, Caitlin Bigelow well understood the benefits the small garage apartment at her parents’ home represented for her family. The daughter of two journalists, she never forgot that the extra rental income helped her parents cover their mortgage and their family’s expenses, enabling them to remain […]
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L.A. is making the process of building backyard homes faster with new, pre-approved designs
The city of Los Angeles now has a variety of pre-approved designs that people can choose from to speed up securing permits to build backyard homes, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Friday. The new initiative gives homeowners access to 20 pre-approved designs available online from 10 different companies. Those who choose […]
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3D printed house for sale in New York. Builders say the process will cut housing construction costs
NEW YORK — You’ve probably heard of 3D printed face masks and even 3D printed hands, as 3D printing technology has expanded over the past few decades. Now a company says it has listed the first 3D printed house in the United States for sale. The Riverhead, New York, home […]
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Selling Property in 2021? 4 Ways the Process May Look Different
It’s certainly the year to sell a house. Since mid-2020, homebuying demand has surged, and with record-low levels of inventory, home prices jumped in response. According to Realtor.com, median listing prices are now up almost 14%. In fact, they’ve clocked in a whopping 22 straight weeks of double-digit growth. So […]
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State of Texas offering help to families to make the adoption process easier
Adoption help being offered by State of Texas to make process easier FOX 26’s Maria Salazar has more as one local family grew by one special person this week HOUSTON – November is National Adoption Awareness Month. In Texas, there are nearly 3,000 children in state custody ready to find […]
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How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Hollywood’s audition process
Actors Gabriel Villanueva, left, and Elizabeth Bemis take notes from casting director Ross Lacy during a recent commercial audition at 200 South, a casting agency in Los Angeles. (Josie Norris / Los Angeles Times) While auditioning for a family Christmas commercial in Los Angeles, actors Elizabeth Bemis and Gabriel Villanueva […]