‘Fixer to Fabulous’ Takes the Barndominium Trend to New Heights You Must See To Believe

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Surprisingly enough, Dave and Jenny Marrs have never remodeled an old barn into a barndominium on their HGTV show, “Fixer to Fabulous“—until now.

In the episode “Century Old Barn, Family Home,” Dave and Jenny meet Mike and Kelly Burton, who moved to Arkansas from California a few years ago. They have a beautiful main residence, but they also want to convert the 100-year-old barn on their property into an entertaining space that will hopefully entice their friends and family to visit more often.

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Armed with an ample $280,000 budget, Dave and Jenny get to work—and take this barn, and the whole barndominium trend, to a whole new level. Watch what they do, which provides plenty of inspiration on how to make our own spaces more inviting, whether you live in a barndominium or any old home.

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A New Chapter: Late Author Joan Didion’s NYC Apartment Is Listed for $7.5M

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The New York City apartment, where “new journalist” Joan Didion lived and wrote, is on the market for the first time since her 2021 death. It is available for $7.5 million.

The author had lived in the Upper East Side home since the late 1980s with her husband, late writer John Gregory Dunne.

The spacious Manhattan unit has eleven rooms, including four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and a powder room.

Building residents enjoy an array of amenities, including 24-hour door attendants, hall attendants, a resident manager, bike storage, and a gym—all for an $8,000 monthly maintenance charge.










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Don’t Put Off This Common Home Repair —It Could Save You $100 or More a Year

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No one likes to flush money down the toilet, but most of us do every day.

Even with the prevalence of water-efficient appliances, in many cases, water is getting wasted through cracks, crevices, and leaks in plumbing fixtures that homeowners aren’t even aware of. The average household can waste 180 gallons per week, or 9,400 gallons a year, from household leaks, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. And given the average cost of water, all of these leaks add up to $100 (or more!) in unnecessary water costs every year.

A majority of U.S. states are expected to have significant water shortages in the next decade, so for the good of the environment—and your pocketbook—reducing your water intake should be a priority. Here’s how to identify and fix water leaks coming from your home without investing in heavy-duty equipment or labor.

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Faucets and pipes are common areas for leaks in homes–make sure you check them.

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What Is a FHA 203(k) Loan? Benefits, Requirements, and How It Works

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Whether you’re buying a fixer-upper or just want to modernize the kitchen of a dated home before you move in, a FHA 203(k) loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could be the solution to purchasing a home that will require some work.

But before you start drawing up the blueprints for a fancy new open kitchen, you might be wondering: What is an FHA 203(k) loan?

In general, an FHA 203(k) loan allows a home buyer to wrap any renovation costs needed for a home purchase into their mortgage—with just one loan and one closing.

As the Housing and Urban Development website puts it, these loans fill a “unique and important need for homebuyers.”

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Homes for Less than $200K?! Yes, They Do Exist—and Here Are the Cities Where You Can Find the Most

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With high inflation, high home prices, high mortgage interest rates, and high just about everything, affordability remains Concern No. 1 for home shoppers on a budget. Nothing else even comes close—especially for first-time homebuyers or those without trust funds or wealthy benefactors.

More and more Americans have begun to see the dream of homeownership as a fast-fading mirage.

That’s where the Realtor.com® data team can help! It turns out there are still plenty of affordable homes on the market—if you know where to look. In several parts of the country, there are hundreds, even thousands, of homes for sale for less than $200,000.

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