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Carson Daly’s weekends just got a whole lot busier—the “Today” host will join the Saturday edition of the show as a co-anchor. Read: rltor.cm/8dd03W

Cloudy, sediment-filled water poured into Biscayne Bay from the stormwater outfall at SE 12th Street and Brickell Bay Drive after last weekend's heavy rains—and a City of Miami inspector identified the Santander construction site as the source. Read: rltor.cm/o9hkLL

Spindle Hill, an 18th-century estate in Wolcott, CT, with ties to Louisa May Alcott’s family, is listed for $1.5 million. Read: rltor.cm/N9IL2R

The Nasdaq dropped 5.5% Thursday morning led by a rout in technology stocks, as a Democratic wave in the midterm elections portends tougher rules for data center development. Read: rltor.cm/1njHoB

Cristiano Ronaldo has retired from international football after 23 years, as attention turns to a global property portfolio tied to his $1.4 billion fortune. Read: rltor.cm/aqJ4ca

Toledo homeowners can already add a backyard cottage or in-law suite—and developers no longer have to provide a single parking space—thanks to reforms that quietly took effect last year while a much larger overhaul takes shape. Read: rltor.cm/JJzvxT

The share of first-time homebuyers paying all cash has climbed to record levels, fueled by generational wealth transfers, even as eroding affordability continues to push homeownership out of reach for many Americans. Read: rltor.cm/tLUl2O

Mortgage rates retreated to a new one-month low as bond yields softened in the wake of the historic midterm elections in which Democrats reclaimed control of the House and Senate. Read: rltor.cm/3gMw4h

British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty of rape and sexual assault—more than a year after he relocated his entire family to Florida to escape "attacks" by the "media, government, and judiciary." Read: rltor.cm/3NeUOC

Prosecutors said the fraudulent sales totaled more than $1.5 million. Read: rltor.cm/YJaKfy

APreston Hollow estate modeled after a nautilus shell is back on the market in Dallas—this time asking $8,875,000. Read: rltor.cm/MpUrnC

Spending on home improvements and repairs is only expected to grow by 1.5% by the third quarter of 2027, according to Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies. Given the high cost of labor and materials these days, this is no surprise. Read: rltor.cm/xC9gi7

When “My Big Fat Fabulous Life” star Whitney Way Thore moved back to her home state of North Carolina, she fell in love with Jake Beaudoin—and the whimsical Charlotte apartment they now share. Read: rltor.cm/dgtGFo

Meghan Trainor is saying goodbye to her sprawling Encino, CA, mansion, and has listed it for $17,995,000. Read: rltor.cm/OVn5MR

Kylie Kelce has revealed what a visitor needs to do to be the perfect guest in their home—and it has to do with impressing her and her NFL-star husband Jason Kelce's daughters. Read: rltor.cm/ZYuiZD

Katy Perry’s Firework Foundation has proposed a youth summer camp just outside of her hometown of Santa Barbara, CA, but nearly 400 residents are opposing the plan, citing a laundry list of concerns from wildfire risk to traffic and noise. Read: rltor.cm/f19ny4

Imagine hosting a wedding or lavish event for 150 friends and family right on your very own Blue Ridge Mountain farm. Read: rltor.cm/kaRycO

Los Angeles property in Beverlywood has been sold in an off-market transaction, and at $6.52 million, it has set the record for the most expensive home to be purchased with plans to be torn down in the upscale neighborhood. Read: rltor.cm/7vJY8j

A stunning five-bedroom Long Island estate, designed by Norman Jaffe in 1977 and featured in the popular post-apocalyptic Amazon Prime series “Fallout,” has just hit the market for $4.25 million. Read: rltor.cm/2I5bII

A sleek Nichols Canyon estate in Los Angeles, perched above the treetops, has recently hit the market for $4,994,000. Read: rltor.cm/1UUO9V