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Urban Boom and Housing Crunch: The Dramatic Rise of U.S. City Home Prices

Between 1980 and 2020, the population of urban areas in the United States saw a surge of nearly 50%. Concurrently, most of these urban regions implemented strict regulations on the construction of new, denser housing. As a result of this combination – the escalating demand due to population growth and the tight controls on supply – housing prices in US cities have experienced a sharp and dramatic rise.

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Landlords Who Are Well and Truly Lords of These Lands

The term “landlord” feels so outdated now, doesn’t it? Some high and mighty descriptor of a feudal lord, overseeing his kingdom. When most of the time it’s just, like, some jerk named Dave who takes four days to text you back about your broken sink.

I’d say that if we’re still gonna have such a thing as “landlords” floating around, we need them to earn that title.

Will the people in these Reddit and Twitter posts stack up to the challenge? Let’s find out.

12. Carpet bombing

Perfect, there’s no way anybody could notice that.

Just moved into a new home and found where the landlord patched the carpet. from mildlyinfuriating

11. Hook you up

I wouldn’t be mad about this as long as the pressure was good.

When I told my landlord my shower head was leaking, he said he was going to hook me up. This is what I came home to. from pics

10. That’s methed up

I love that this isn’t even him asking them to stop selling meth, just to be better at it.

Landlord put this up cuz the neighborhoods won’t stop selling meth from facepalm

9. The hose knows

That thing’s got more kinks than a leather night club.

Moved into a new house. Landlord said water the lawn, we left you a hose. from Wellthatsucks

8. Rat me out

Hope you didn’t name them yet.

NYC landlords like… from LandlordLove

7. Paying your dues

It seems that compassion is really a hallmark of the profession.

Found this note in my mailbox from my landlord today. Too awesome not to share! from pics

6. Old and moldy

Yeah and I’m paying you a bunch of money to live in it so let’s get with the times.

5. The landlord special

Nothing an umteenth coat of paint won’t fix.

4. By the numbers

Numbers 18:21 – “To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting.”
Yeah I can totally see why that means I need to give you an extra $130 a month, Rick.

3. Staying plugged in

I’m not even kidding, this person should spend time in jail.
That is straight up reckless endangerment.

2. Rage in a cage

It’s getting hot in here, so go pick all the locks.

1. Am I right or I am right?

“Here, go buy yourself half a gumball in 1983.”

Final score: none of you get to be lords.

What’s your worst landlord experience?

Tell us in the comments.

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Interesting Real Estate Listings You Need to Check Out

I’ve been spending time lately browsing around real estate websites to see what’s out there and I gotta say, there are a lot of weird houses, apartments, and other dwellings out there for sale and for rent.

Hey, I never said I was looking in my price range, okay?

I’m just doing some exploring…

And one of the places I happened upon is the “Zillow Gone Wild” Instagram page.

Let’s check out some of their more unusual and interesting posts about real estate listings, shall we?

Be sure to click on arrows in the posts below so you can see more pics!

1. This is a real beauty.

Take a look inside!

2. This is a wild one.

And I love the pool…

3. Weird interior design.

But a great house, obviously.

4. Check out The Mushroom House!

Very cool!

5. Maybe fun for a visit?

But I don’t think I’d want to live in this place…

6. Up in the trees.

Feels like a fairy tale.

7. A lovely Colorado retreat.

Just don’t go mad out there…have you ever seen The Shining?

8. Everything is expensive in San Francisco.

How do people afford to live out there?!?!

9. Livin’ large in Palm Springs.

I need to visit this place.

10. A unique place in Chicago.

I hope you like pink!

11. I’d like to know who lives in this place.

I think I’d freak out after five minutes.

12. And, finally, the Jesus Home.

Praise the Lord!

How about you?

What’s the weirdest house that you’ve actually seen in person?

Tell us about it in the comments and share some pics with us if you have them. Thanks!

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Interesting Real Estate Listings You Need to Check Out

I’ve been spending time lately browsing around real estate websites to see what’s out there and I gotta say, there are a lot of weird houses, apartments, and other dwellings out there for sale and for rent.

Hey, I never said I was looking in my price range, okay?

I’m just doing some exploring…

And one of the places I happened upon is the “Zillow Gone Wild” Instagram page.

Let’s check out some of their more unusual and interesting posts about real estate listings, shall we?

Be sure to click on arrows in the posts below so you can see more pics!

1. This is a real beauty.

Take a look inside!

2. This is a wild one.

And I love the pool…

3. Weird interior design.

But a great house, obviously.

4. Check out The Mushroom House!

Very cool!

5. Maybe fun for a visit?

But I don’t think I’d want to live in this place…

6. Up in the trees.

Feels like a fairy tale.

7. A lovely Colorado retreat.

Just don’t go mad out there…have you ever seen The Shining?

8. Everything is expensive in San Francisco.

How do people afford to live out there?!?!

9. Livin’ large in Palm Springs.

I need to visit this place.

10. A unique place in Chicago.

I hope you like pink!

11. I’d like to know who lives in this place.

I think I’d freak out after five minutes.

12. And, finally, the Jesus Home.

Praise the Lord!

How about you?

What’s the weirdest house that you’ve actually seen in person?

Tell us about it in the comments and share some pics with us if you have them. Thanks!

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“Zillow Gone Wild” Shares All Kinds of Interesting Real Estate Listings

We all know that variety is the spice of life, but some things are just plain weird…and you’re about to see some weird, unusual, and interesting real estate listings from a really cool Instagram page called “Zillow Gone Wild.”

Hey, it’s a big decision when you buy a new house, so you gotta know what’s out there and what all your options are…but I have a feeling none of these properties are gonna do the trick for you…but I could be wrong, you never know…

Let’s check out some very unique properties from “Zillow Gone Wild.”

Be sure to click on arrows in the posts below so you can see more pics!

1. Not that is a tiny house.

Check out the price in the caption…

2. Are you ready to buy a frat house?

It’ll be just like Revenge of the Nerds!

3. That is just weird.

But pretty nice on the inside…

4. This one is pretty cool!

You don’t see that every day.

5. The secret bunker.

Someone is getting ready for World War III.

6. I think this house used to belong to Scarface.

A lot of sh*t went down in here.

7. Gettin’ wild with this one!

What a crazy place!

8. I think this is within my budget.

Want to go in on it with me?

9. Looks like paradise.

You can rent first if you don’t want to commit.

10. Meanwhile, out in Arizona…

An interesting pad!

11. This place is awesome.

Might be time to move to Kansas.

12. A rural retreat.

With a crazy interior.

Now it’s your turn.

In the comments, please share some photos of other crazy houses and apartments out there.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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People Talk About the Strange Features They’d Include in Their Dream Houses

Call me young at heart, but I like to daydream about the things that I’d do if I had unlimited funds to build my dream house.

Bowling alley? Check.

Amazing pool with waterfalls and slides? Yes.

Ice skating rink for pick-up hockey games? You know it!

Ahhhh, it’s fun to dream, right?

AskReddit users talked about the strange features and rooms they’d have in their dream houses if they had all that cold, hard cash. Let’s see what they came up with.

1. S0unds nice.

“An indoor swimming pool in the underground floor with a synced screen on all four sides and normal + underwater sound system.

I love swimming. I love watching movies and series.”

2. Stargazing.

“I’d definitely install an observatory on top of a spire.

My house would be located far away, in a dark sky region.

Have all of the lights in the house be smart lights, so I can turn them all off with a single click.”

3. That’ll work!

“A sensory deprivation room, with built in float tank, steam shower, cool rain shower… yeahhh.

The best naps I’ve ever had were in a float tank. Being able to do that at home would be amazing.”

4. I’m feeling this one.

“A moat. No one has a moat anymore.

Do you not want to talk to people? Pull up the draw bridge!!!!

And in the winter you have your own personal skating rink!!”

5. Tropical oasis.

“I really want one of those natural bathrooms, that looks like you just walked into a jungle, everything is stone and steam and plants and sounds of a water fall.

Or one of those open stair cases where the back wall is completely glass and there’s a leafy garden under the stairs.

Basically just a tropical oasis for plants.”

6. Only for me.

“Absolutely a secret beautiful bathroom just for me.

I don’t know what it is but I just really value bathroom time and the luxury of getting washed and relaxing and getting ready in a big beautiful marble bathroom.

But nobody else can use it. Like the secret bathroom in B99.”

7. Lazy rivers are amazing.

“An indoor swimming pool – with a lazy river.

I LOVE swimming but I hate public pools.

I have a recurring dream where I have a house with a lazy river in it. I love those dreams.”

8. Let’s get comfortable.

“Definitely one of those huge showers with the water coming from all directions and a bench for a steamroom situation.

Add some good speakers in there for blasting tunes. And then a jacuzzi tub for comfortable baths.

And to top it off, a state of the art Japanese toilet with all the bells and whistles.”

9. Can I get a little space?

“I’m 6’4″ so a custom part of a kitchen counter that can be raised and lowered so I can cut things without feeling like I’m turning into the Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

10. LEGO fanatic.

“I would like a LEGO room with display shelves all along the sides for previously assembled projects and a giant table in the middle with enough space to assemble the biggest sets, lots of little cup-holder type spots to hold the legos as I sort them.

Always wanted that growing up…still want that now.”

11. Going back in time.

“A replica of a Blockbuster. Maybe a pizza oven in the back wall. And the largest assortment of VHS tapes.

I’d call it Mockbuster and give family and friends rental cards so they could check out movies and games.”

12. Can I come over?!?!

“I want an outdoor area dedicated to taco night.

It’s gonna have a meat smoker, and a tequila bar, and pepper plants, and a huge grill and an awesome speaker system and it will be fiesta themed and amazing!”

13. Movie night.

“I want a massive theater room with all of the concessions. Popcorn, nachos, candies, if it’s at a movie theater or ball game for food, I want it.

Bonus points if each seat is one of those crazy massager chairs.”

14. Nerd alert!

“A hidden door that leads to the ultimate nerd room.

Gotta have a place to showcase merch and play D&D with the boys.”

15. Taking care of the animals.

“Special rooms and spaces for all the pets.

A cat room that has a sliding door opening into a well fenced-off outside area (and a cat door too).

A bunny room with lots of tunnels , digging boxes, and, actually, also a specialised outside area.

A super big tank for the gold fish. And one for the axolotl, too.

An aviary. Dont have birds right now, but I’d look for some older parrots who need a home.

Okay, now we want to hear from you!

What weird stuff would you put in your dream house?

Tell us all about it in the comments. Thanks!

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Enjoy These Incredible Before and After Design Projects

If you’ve been considering rehabbing a room in or completely gutting a whole floor in your house, you should probably take a look at these photos.

Because they’re going to take your breath away!

These before and after pics will prove to you that you can turn around the entire character and look of your home if you go about it the right way.

Color us very impressed! Are you ready to be inspired?

Be sure to click on the arrows on the right side of the posts so you can see the AFTER photos. Enjoy!

1. What a great renovation!

I’d love to hang out back there.

2. This is totally amazing.

I never thought I’d want to live on a school bus, but this changed my mind.

3. A total rehab.

And it looks great!

4. What a unique idea.

Have a seat and have a drink.

5. A great place to make a meal.

The colors really pop, too!

6. A job well done!

I love it!

7. A total rehab.

And the cat seems to like it, as well.

8. That place was cluttered to the max.

Now it’s nice and open.

9. Wow. Doesn’t even look like the same house.

I love the colors!

10. A beautiful kitchen rehab.

I’m a big fan of this one.

11. A tear-down with a replacement.

Looks like a very cool house.

Now we want to hear from you!

In the comments, share some pics of your home improvement projects that you’re proud of.

We can’t wait to see your handiwork!

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Roommates Who Are Trying Really Hard Right Now

Roommates. You can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em, because you’re way too poor to get your own place, am I right?

A lot of roommates are in a severe love/hate relationship right now, as a complete lack of absence makes the heart grow steadily more annoyed. That “spacious” apartment starts to feel a lot smaller when none of you ever go anywhere else.

The upside is, a lot of it is very funny.

15. The Hunt

If you drink booze on Easter is it Easter Eggnog?

My roommate picked up 2 cases of wine for me yesterday, proceeded to get blackout drunk and think it was Easter. I came home after work to find that he hid all 24 bottles through the apartment and he doesn’t remember where they are. Time for adult Easter egg hunting I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ from funny

14. Accidentally pwned

Maybe you should just switch over to playing Sorry.

13. Trash bash

It’s a sign.

Boyfriend’s roommates won’t take the trash out from funny

12. Kitchen trippin’

So apparently all I need to do to make my apartment less gross is get some psychedelics.

11. Business on top

Party on the bottom.

My roommates zoom meeting attire from funny

10. Listful thinking

Make sure you check it twice.

9. Buggin’ out

It’s April, fools.

Made a little paper cutout to give my roommate a good scare. April fools y’all. from funny

8. Distance cake

Whatever you do, for the love of God, don’t blow on it.

My roommate sang happy birthday from the other room after gifting this to me from funny

7. Flip the switch

Has science gone too far?

6. Safety first

I love you, you’re filthy, go clean.

Roommate framed a reminder at the front door from funny

5. Roll with it

Kinda rude to flaunt your wealth like that.

My roommates mom gave us an Easter basket full of toilet paper. from funny

4. iPhone X

I’m sure it’ll be patched soon.

Roommate said he’d fix my phone while I was at work. Thanks mate! from funny

3. Can’t handle it

Absolute classic.

Roommates getting bored during this quarantine. from funny

2. GTFO BF

Have you no standards at all?

1. Realization

Somewhere out there, someone is telling stories about you.

If you’re living with a roommate, cut ’em a little slack right now. No living arrangement is perfect, and we’re all just trying to make it through the day.

Also if my roommate is reading this: DRINK ANOTHER ONE OF MY DIET COKES AND I WILL LITERALLY MURDER YOU, I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP.

What’s your weird roommate story?

Tell us in the comments.

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People Locked Down at Home Share the Cool Projects They’re Working on

Many of us have extra free time right now…make that A LOT of extra free time.

So what is there to do besides drink and watch TV?

How about building some really cool stuff around your house?

That’s what these folks have been up to lately and I have to say, all of these projects are pretty darn impressive.

Let’s take a look!

1. Keep those kiddos busy!

A cool stained glass project!

Trying to keep my kids busy! Painters tape + washable markers. Looks like stained glass! from crafts

2. This was time well spent.

No one is gonna get in this cat’s way!

Me in quarantine from crafts

3. A new home for Rusty.

Looks like a sweet pad to me.

Rusty gets an upgrade from quarantineactivities

4. Wow! That is awesome.

Color me impressed!

Spent the first week of quarantine building this greenhouse, all the beds are 30cm deep. from gardening

5. Life in miniature.

This is pretty mind-blowing, don’t you think?

Just finished this miniature over the past four days of lockdown… Found out our state will be shut down till the end of April… I’m gonna have a whole apartment block by the time this is over from crafts

6. Bring the movies to the kids!

Step right up and get your ticket.

7. That is terrifying.

No way that thing would be allowed in my house.

My daughter made this out of hot glue and painted it, then lied in wait as I found it. So proud! from pics

8. The sound of music.

A good way to spend the time.

9. Two great uses of your time.

Burn some calories and then have a drink!

10. Behold! Megatron!

Six feet, eight inches tall! That is nuts!

11. A hand-made globe.

I think you’d be able to see these.

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Finally finished my quarantine craft! 🌈🌎🌍🌏🌈

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12. Get your kicks!

It took a while but it was worth it.

13. A great idea.

Out with the old and in with the new.

Those are pretty awesome, don’t you think?

Have you been working on any cool projects around the house since we’ve been forced to stay at home?

Please share some photos and tell us a little bit about them in the comments!

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People Share Ridiculous Stories About Having Awful Landlords

I’ve been lucky that almost all of my landlords have been really awesome.

Except for one. It was my sophomore year of college, and I lived in a total shit-hole apartment with two of my friends. The place was a dump and the landlords (a whole family) were awful.

I can deal with one bad year, though.

And I think I probably had it better than the people who wrote these tweets…

1. Come on in!

2. That sound illegal.

3. Just don’t breathe.

4. That is really bad.

5. Didn’t deal with it.

6. They are desperate.

7. In the middle of winter.

8. Get outta there.

9. Sounds like a nightmare.

10. You’ll be charged for that.

Yikes. Getting stuck with a bad landlord is just the worst.

Have you had any bad experiences like this?

Tell us all about your slumlords in the comments!

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