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If—to quote Frank Sinatra—you want to wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep, you should obviously pack your bags and head to New York. Now, if you really want to be “king of the heap,” you need to be well-versed in Greenwich Village history. And thanks to this digestible recap, you will be ready to join the gang of "Friends" in no time. So, let’s get started. Once...

It's December 1 and 'tis the season, no matter which holiday you celebrate! So we'd like to know: Which of these holiday activities is your favorite?                     A: Baking (or cooking!)
B: Decorating
C: Celebrating
D: Shopping We'll be giving out 3 prizes of $50 each starting on December...

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Looking to give back this holiday season? Good on you! Wondering how many of your neighbors are doing the same? From doling out toys for tots to working in soup kitchens, a hot new WalletHub study runs down the top charitable states in the country. Where does yours weigh in? Source: WalletHub Source: WalletHub View the full WalletHub study here. ...

By Alexis Craig All signs point to an improved housing market — home values are up by about 30 percent since 2012, they’re selling faster, and overall demand is high. But this recovery has led to a dramatic decrease in the overall housing inventory. Fortunately, there might be some relief from the shortage in sight. The inventory that has been hiding in the shadows...

Historic neighborhoods are primarily venerated for preserving a certain look and feel of the past. However, most of the architecture within these neighborhoods are quite homogenous, exemplifying Edwardian, Victorian or Colonial styles. Yet, New Orleans’s French Quarter dared to embrace different influences during its youth, transforming this neighborhood into an...

That pesky social media. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on it—that you’re hip, you’re in the game—the tectonic plates shift a bit and suddenly, you’re behind the curve. Even worse, you’re outdated. Like when parents descended upon Facebook to keep tabs on… I mean, stay connected to their kids, and gen Y and Z fled to Instagram and Snapchat,...

By Suzanne De Vita and Zoe Eisenberg Despite a strengthening housing market and an improving overall economy, a new study shows Americans are deciding not to move as much. Moves across the country have declined to an all-time low this year, with the percentage of Americans migrating within the country falling to 11.2 percent. The most moves, according to the U.S....

You know how important social media is in the business of real estate, and you know how much work is involved in executing an effective social media marketing strategy. Is social media a time suck or time well spent? Sound off in our survey below! // Create your own user feedback survey ...

Santa Claus is coming to town, so we need to get our wrapping A-game on. The thing is, as cute as snowmen wrapping paper is, we’ve all seen it. A million times. Every Christmas. Aunt Sally could really use a new style. The important thing is that, whether Aunt Sally made it here herself or she’s just “asking for a friend,” we’ve got her covered with these...

Thomas Wolfe’s autobiographical novel, Look Homeward, Angel tells the story of a fictionalized Asheville, N.C. In it he writes, “Dull people filled him with terror.” This observation makes sense given that only a handful of people lived in the small town of Montford when Wofle was growing up. However, the neighborhood was annexed to the city of Asheville in...