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06/13/2026

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06/07/2026

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05/28/2026

05/28/2026

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04/27/2026

Good morning ☀️ ~ Maybe if someone else says it as well you will think twice about that new construction.
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Builders are using cheaper materials and rejiggering designs as part of an effort to offer more affordable homes when buyers are concerned about high prices, elevated mortgage rates and an uncertain economy.

Particle-board cabinets are in. Hardwood is out. Countertops are becoming thinner. Walls now feature smaller and fewer windows. An automatic garage opener is sometimes a frivolous luxury.

Builders say this makes homeownership more attainable, especially for cash-strapped first-time buyers. The lower-cost materials, they say, are still solid and durable.

For example, builders may give up sound protection by hanging lower-tier doors with hollow cores. “It’s effectively reducing cost where the customer doesn’t see,” said Bill Christensen, CEO of door and window manufacturer Jeld-Wen.

But first-time home buyers like Ana Wilkinson wouldn't even consider new construction after what she has seen.

“It’s just kind of that feeling that we get [that] things aren’t built as well as they used to be,” she said.

🔗 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3Q8t37j

04/11/2026

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03/28/2026

Deal of the Decade 🏡
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For Sale: View 23 photos for 1270 Pine Knoll Ln NE, this 4 bed, 3 bath, 2180 sqft. single family home in Conyers, GA listed at $231,000. MLS #10712583

03/14/2026

Deal of the Decade 🏡 ~ Hud foreclosure
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This 1757 square feet Single Family home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It is located at 1519 Venetian Dr SW, Atlanta, GA.