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As of 2022, it’s estimated that about 67% of Americans own a pet. If you’re one of those 67%, you may have heard of pet liability insurance, pet insurance, pet renters insurance, and renters insurance with pet coverage. But what are they, and how are they different? More importantly, do you need any of these insurance plans, even if you’re only renting? Pet liability insurance for renters is...

For decades, the single-family home has been Southern California’s ultimate lure — a chance to live a life of sun and sand from the comfort of your very own property.Most buyers’ ticket into that life is the starter home. Something modest but not minuscule. Two bedrooms, maybe three. A picket fence in front and a yard out back for the kids and dog to play.But the starter home has changed. As home...

Many real estate agents, entrepreneurs, and investors choose to work as part of a professional team. A well-crafted group of wholesaling professionals offers support and guidance while creating a platform where each venture member’s skills and talents can be shared to the benefit of the venture and its affiliated members. In wholesaling, the ideal partner would supplement skills you have yet...

Dr. Dre and 22616 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu (Zillow, Getty) Rapper and record producer Dr. Dre is unloading his boxy pad on the beach in Malibu for $20 million. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young has listed his 8,800-square-foot vacation home at 22616 Pacific Coast Highway, Dirt.com reported. He and his former wife, Nicole Young, bought the house on Carbon Beach in 2000 for $4.8 million. The white...

Miley Cyrus just bought a vast new blank canvas on which to express her funky maximalist interior design style. The musician and actor paid $7.9 million for a six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom Malibu mansion, according to Dirt. The 6,568-square-foot Mediterranean-style structure was built in 1999 but has been recently updated and features crisp and modern white interiors and a warm-toned mix of hardwood...

Not knowing how to deal with a bad contractor can cost you thousands, if not tens of thousands, on a single deal. The wrong contractor can cause months more of holding time, thousands in materials wasted, and drain your energy when trying to get the project done. But, once you know the common contractor red flags, you’ll be able to spot which workers won’t work out in the future so you can hire the...

Many or all of the products here are from our partners that pay us a commission. It’s how we make money. But our editorial integrity ensures our experts’ opinions aren’t influenced by compensation. Terms may apply to offers listed on this page. These days, the home buying process has moved from newspaper classifieds to mobile

Browse for homes – and maybe even close a deal.Luckily for homebuyers, house hunting apps are growing in number and sophistication. As the online real estate marketing industry becomes more competitive, mobile apps are getting better at helping consumers find accurate housing information while offering features to help users narrow down their search. Read on

the good brigade/getty images As the last few years of a global pandemic have pushed more of our lives online, the house-hunting experience has shifted. More buyers are doing their research on their phones or tablets, and even in some cases buying homes they’ve only ever seen on a screen. As a result, real estate

Back in the day, people casually browsed for homes by visiting open houses on the weekend. Now, you can browse casually by scrolling through listings online or an app.  Today’s home buying apps typically offer much more than an open house. They give you insight into what the market’s like in your area and can