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		<title><![CDATA[Home prices pick up in 80% of US metro areas, led by Northeast]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prices of existing homes rose in 80% of U.S. metropolitan areas in
the second quarter, as home values pick up pace after several months of
weakness.

The figure is up from 71% that saw year-over-year increases in the
first quarter, National ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4268200</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Clean a Bathtub Anti-Slip Bottom]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a bathtub with a slip-resistant bottom that still looks
dingy, grungy and downright grimy no matter what you use to clean it, I
have really good news and at least one surefire solution that will even
bring an older tub bottom back to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4264620</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AI isn't a catch-all trade for stocks in this earnings season]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Equity investors are learning a harsh lesson this corporate earnings
season: Not all artificial intelligence trades are created equal.

While profits at S&P 500 and Stoxx Europe 600 constituents as a
whole are tracking one of the best quarterly ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4267130</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Aug/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: How to Water Your Lawn Without Being Wasteful This Summer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every summer it happens.

The weather turns hot, the lawn starts looking a little tired, and
otherwise sensible people begin dragging sprinklers around the yard as
though they're trying to rescue the Sahara Desert one gallon at a time.

Water ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4263643</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Searching for an affordable house in SoCal, she fell for a scam sweeping social media]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pam Yeager thought she had found her perfect next rental in a cute
bungalow near downtown Fullerton, California.

It seemed like a no-brainer: It was priced slightly below the
region's average for a two-bedroom home, would allow her to live closer...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4265603</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Judge tosses lawsuit alleging Zillow deceived home shoppers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge has thrown out the central claims in a lawsuit
alleging that Zillow illegally deceived home shoppers into working with
certain real estate agents.

The case, filed in September, said that prominent buttons on
Zillow’s website ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4265087</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Can I take over seller's mortgage loan with low interest rate?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: The house I want to buy has a mortgage at a 3 percent interest
rate, and my agent says the loan might be “assumable.” Rates today
are more than double that. Can I really just take over the seller’s
loan and keep that low rate instead of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4264857</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage rates in US rise to 6.66%, highest level in a year]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. mortgage rates rose to a 12-month high as Treasury yields
climbed in recent weeks and continued fighting in Iran fueled concern
about higher inflation.

The average for a 30-year, fixed loan increased to 6.66% from 6.58% a
week earlier, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4264853</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fewer Californians are moving to Nevada, DMV data shows]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fewer out-of-state residents, especially Californians, moved to
Nevada last year, according to Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
driver’s license surrender data obtained by the Las Vegas
Review-Journal.

The DMV collected approximately 82,072 ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4264851</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Victorian parlor meets Candyland: Inside the maximalist apartment of a Los Angeles stylist]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["More is more and less is a bore." ― Iris Apfel


LOS ANGELES -- After spending decades collecting clean-lined Midcentury
Modern furniture and accessories, stylist Wendi Weger felt it was
time to give her Silver Lake apartment a playful update.
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4264414</link>
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    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Bounce Back From Bankruptcy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mary: Please give me some pointers on bouncing back from
bankruptcy. Will this have any effect on future employment
opportunities? -- Henry, email

Dear Henry: Live on cash. Have only one credit card, and if you use it,
pay it in full every ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4260894</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A property manager used rent price-setting algorithms that were banned in Philly last year, lawsuit says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A West Philadelphia renter has filed a class-action
lawsuit against his property manager and a national company that sells
property management software, alleging that his landlord used
price-setting algorithms that Philadelphia has banned.

Since ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4263251</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: 7 Habits of the Rich (which only apply to the rich)]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A habit is defined as a behavior repeated so often it becomes almost
automatic. I am in awe of the power of a habit. It's a force to change
your life, and it is available to anyone, no matter their situation or
circumstances... mostly.

For five ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4259247</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nvidia's $750 billion deals revive fear of AI circular financing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia Corp. is working on a fresh round of AI deals worth more than
$750 billion, accelerating investments that skeptics have warned are
artificially inflating demand and valuations across the industry.

A partnership with South Korean ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262580</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could Las Vegas become the Wall Street of the West?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ken Winans has a bold idea: turn Las Vegas into the Wall Street of
the West.

The president and chief investment officer for Winans Investments, a
local investment management firm, said the valley could actually be the
perfect place given its ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262505</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Here's what $1,500 in rent can get you in Philly, Miami, Boston, and other cities across the country]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apartment renters with $1,500 a month to spend can get the equivalent
of one or two bedrooms in Pittsburgh, a studio in Philadelphia, or a
dorm room in Manhattan.

That’s according to an analysis by RentCafe, a national apartment search
website,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262459</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Half Moon Bay voters to decide fate of farmworker housing as state pressure mounts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Voters in Half Moon Bay, California, will decide in November whether
to allow a 40-unit affordable housing development for older farmworkers
to move forward, extending a years-long fight that has drawn threats
from Gov. Gavin Newsom and could ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262457</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nvidia's $750 billion deals revive fear of AI circular financing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia Corp. is working on a fresh round of AI infrastructure deals
potentially worth more than $750 billion, accelerating a streak of
investments that skeptics warn is artificially inflating demand and
valuations across the industry.

An ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262312</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everyday Cheapskate: Smart Saving Tastes Like Chicken]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the price of beef skyrocketing, chicken is becoming the backbone of
the frugal kitchen. And why not? Chicken costs far less than beef and
often less than pork too. Better yet, it's useful right down to the
bones.

DON'T PAY FULL PRICE

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/everydaycheapskate/s-4258351</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meet the Minnesota man winning your prediction market wagers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Caleb Davies holds a rare title in the prediction market world:
Millionaire winner.

The middle-aged suburban dad relies on a skilled background in
finance and tech, plus computer forecasting tools he personally
developed, to put real stakes on ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4260025</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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