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S.F.’s real estate market is an outlier in one big way, according to latest Zillow data
Unlike the rest of the country, Bay Area home buyers are seeing more options on the market compared with last year — but those houses are more expensive than ever and buyers are snapping them up within days, according to a new report. The latest monthly market report from real estate listing website Zillow showed San Francisco’s housing inventory in May went up 8.7% from April, and 25.6% from this time last year. The other large Bay Area city listed in the report, San Jose, saw an inventory increase of 8% from April and an increase of 30.3% year-over-year. Inventory in San Francisco has been rising monthly since February, according…
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The big re-opening: why it’s time for design to shine
Whether it was lockdown or the Trump administration’s disdain for supporting the arts, creativity had a few dark moments during the past 16 months, writes Turner Duckworth creative chief Sarah Moffat. Now, it’s time for creativity – and, specifically, design – to lead the charge out of our homes and into the light. The cheery colors and the retro styles of pandemic design have just been a Band-Aid — or perhaps a Welly ’Bravery Badge’ if that’s entered the lexicon yet. The truth is: design can do so much more. Ingenuity is raising her head and true creativity has only just begun to stretch. The US isn’t just opening up,…
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Yolanda Gampp Reveals The Big Mistake Bakers Make Under Pressure
Yolanda Gampp was most impressed when bakers on “Crime Scene Kitchen” mastered time management. “Baking is difficult and baking is really time-consuming. And when you’re doing it against a clock, there’s no time for mistakes,” she said. Gampp explained that most of her own cakes take longer than two hours to bake and assemble. She mostly uses recipes that she personally engineered, and unless there’s an issue with an ingredient, any difficulties she encounters go beyond the recipe. “With me, it’s usually a structural problem,” she said. “It’s usually structural, like it’s too hot in the kitchen. Or I need to chill the cake for a long time before I…
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TV Recap: “Sydney to the Max” – Sydney Helps Olive Overhaul Her Big Day in “The Bat Mitzvah Planner”
In this week’s new episode of Sydney to the Max, both of their best friends turn 13. Titled “The Bat Mitzvah Planner,” Sydney’s story finds her helping Olive plan for her special day while Max in the past tries to make Leo’s birthday special. Here’s a recap of both sides of this episode’s story. (Disney Channel) Sydney’s Story Olive comes into Reynold’s Rides with her mom and Max tells her how excited he is for her bat mitzvah. She tells him her theme is “Doo-Wop Days,” inspired by a musical TV show from the 1950’s. Talking all about her plans, she tells Sydney that she’s going to have food served…
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Big demand, high price tags for home improvement projects
If you’re in the market for a new deck or a bathroom remodel, don’t expect to get it done any time soon. Prices are up, and contractors are booked solid. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — Christopher Ackerman is a contractor in the Bloomsburg area, and right now, he doesn’t have a spot open in his schedule until the fall. “Definitely busier. I’ve always been busy, but I’m backed up now because of materials and labor issues.” That demand is now driving up the price of materials like lumber and wood to record highs. RELATED: Lumber prices through the roof “Half-inch sheet of Osb plywood was 11, 12 bucks six months ago.…
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Homebase goes big on going small
Homebase goes big on going small Published: 22 April 2021 – Neil Mead Homebase has ramped up the rollout of its small-format stores with the opening of a new high street shop in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. In a show of its belief in the future of the British high street, Homebase has added a Kitchens by Homebase to an existing Bathstore showroom and taken on neighbouring units which include a DECORATE by Homebase and the retailer’s first small-format Homebase store, offering a range of home and garden essentials. Customers visiting Bathstore and Kitchens by Homebase will be supported by specially trained team members, on hand to turn design ideas into…
