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The “optics” of a homeowner handcuffed after changing the locks on a squatter in her Queens home worth $1 million pushed New York lawmakers to enact a harsh new law to protect property owners, a real estate attorney told Fox News Digital. A portion of New York’s 2024 state budget agreement, signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul Monday, specifically …

An 18th century farmhouse can be seen hanging perilously over a cliff edge — which has been eroded away along a coast in the U.K. The old farmhouse at Cliff Farm in Trimingham, Norfolk, England, can be seen dangling over the cliff in a precarious position after the land slipped away at the beginning of the month. The three-bedroom home …

Squatting, whereby strangers move into the properties of American homeowners and refuse to leave, has quickly become part of the zeitgeist as a series of news-making stories have shocked the nation. Hard-working Americans can be faced with nightmare scenarios as a result, and many are left scrambling for solutions when it’s too late. A real estate mogul even told Fox …

A mysterious bit of history was unearthed in the backyard of a Virginia home recently — which led to a call to bomb technicians. While working on a home’s curb appeal, a landscaper discovered something that resembled a rock. He had been digging a hole for a shrub next to the home, as Perry Weller, deputy chief of community risk …

It’s no coincidence or “rare practice”— and it’s certainly not a case of “conservatives pounce.” The recent spate of incidents involving squatters is part of a concerted effort to undermine property rights. That includes the March death of a woman in New York, who was allegedly murdered and dismembered by teens who had been squatting in her late mother’s apartment. …

FIRST ON FOX: A proposed bill put before Congress on Wednesday would make squatting by illegal immigrants a deportable offense and would permanently bar offenders from admission into the United States. The legislation, titled the ‘‘Safeguarding Homes from Illegal Entry, Living, and Dwelling Act’’ or the “SHIELD Act,” was introduced by Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Penn., amid a rash of incidents …

Former-therapist-turned-child abuser Jodi Hildebrandt’s $5 million Utah home became the most-viewed listing on Realtor.com last week. Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke, who ran a joint parenting and lifestyle YouTube channel called ConneXions Classrooms, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to abusing two of Franke’s six children. Some of that abuse occurred in Hildebrandt’s multimillion-dollar desert home in Ivins, located on the border …

Real estate moguls Stephanie Douglass and Kristina Modares advise Millennials and Gen Z to prioritize “houses before spouses,” recommending people purchase property with friends in order to become homeowners. After buying their first properties with friends, the duo set a goal to “break the barriers of traditional homeownership” by starting a real estate agency in 2019. The twosome connected over …

As a veteran in the real estate industry and a serial entrepreneur, I’ve weathered storms, faced failures and basked in the glow of success. Over my more than 50 years in business, I’ve distilled my experiences into lessons that I now share with aspiring entrepreneurs in my upcoming book, “The Perfect 10.” In the book, I delve into the essence …

A pair of alleged squatters, who used a Shake Shack receipt to prove their residency to occupy a $930,000 home in Queens, New York, have abandoned suing the lawful owners after refusing to leave the property for months. “It was discontinued. Discontinued by them,” attorney Rizpah Morrow said following the hearing in New York on Friday. “And it seemed to …