Trump agencies eye public lands for homes. Conservation groups say it’s a costly giveaway

The departments of Interior and Urban Development are assigning a task force to study the idea of transferring or leasing public lands to local governments for housing projects.Conservation groups say the plan could lead to the destruction of natural resources and allow the Trump administration to start privatizing public lands.In Arizona, 38.7 percent of the…

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Rising to the top

STORY HIGHLIGHTSExport, Venetia, and Aspinwall/Sharpsburg are southwestern Pennsylvania’s hottest housing markets.Strong academic school districts correlate with the hottest housing markets.The top five markets are evenly distributed across four counties.For southwestern Pennsylvania, there has been a shift in where the region’s hottest housing markets are located. Say goodbye to Valencia, Fox Chapel and McDonald and hello…

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Squatters took over a Phoenix home and sold it for $200K — without the owners knowing: ‘Feels so surreal’

Most people worry about their bike or car being stolen — not their home. But that’s exactly what happened to D’Andrea Turner when squatters took over her Phoenix home and sold it without her knowledge. “It feels so surreal,” Turner shared in an interview with ABC 15 Arizona. “I feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone. Really, I didn’t even think something like this…

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