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There are more than 8 million empty homes in rural Japan, and local governments are selling them for as little as $500 in a bid to lure residents

Tired of all the high prices, noise and pollution and looking for an escape from the big city? How about moving to the Japanese countryside for free? — Read on www.yahoo.com/news/more-8-million-empty-homes-103413523.html

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Jeff Bezos Says Practice This 1 Simple Habit | Inc.com

Jeff Bezos seems to know a little something about inspiring success in young people, according to a Stanford psychology professor, and it can be as simple as just changing how you talk with your kids.  If you’ve been trained to do the opposite, you’re not alone. Source: Want to Raise Successful Kids? Jeff Bezos Says […]

Want to Move to Our Town? Here’s $10,000 and a Free Bike.

Communities around the US are competing for residents, offering perks that are hard to refuse. Springdale, Arkansas, a fast growing city in one of the nation’s top-ranked metropolitan areas, offered $10,000 and a bike. I was surprised to read this because it is my hometown I left 30 years ago to attend university and eventually […]

40 Cities That Could Be Poised For a Housing Crisis

Dark clouds are on the horizon for distressed homeowners, but there may be a silver lining for future investors. Read more on Yahoo at the below link: Source: 40 Cities That Could Be Poised For a Housing Crisis

Opinion: Bill Gates and Warren Buffett should thank American taxpayers for their profitable farmland investments – MarketWatch

Congress has reduced risk by using taxpayer funds to underwrite crop prices and cash revenues. — Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/bill-gates-and-warren-buffet-should-thank-american-taxpayers-for-their-profitable-farmland-investments-11615382905

‘Farms are going to need different kinds of robots’

Cattle on a farm in Australia wear smart sensors on their ears. The sensors stream data about their locations and health conditions to the farmer. The farming industry appears to have stagnated over the decades, however, it is currently undergoing an amazing transformation with new agri-technologies. Read more about it below. — Read on www.yahoo.com/finance/news/farms-going-different-kinds-robots-000715037.html

A Singaporean prefab tiny-home maker says 70% of its customers are in the US – see inside its coming $21,000 ‘Legend One’ offering

High-tech move-in-ready tiny homes are becoming more popular as the global economy worsens and more people struggle paying for traditional housing. What makes these homes so attractive? — Read on www.yahoo.com/news/singaporean-prefab-tiny-home-maker-122800947.html

This California company leases backyards for 99 years to build tiny homes and rent them at affordable rates to fight the housing crisis

Got an unused backyard? Putting a tiny house on it may be a great way to help your community. — Read on www.yahoo.com/news/california-company-leases-backyards-99-132800681.html

See inside the Idaho factory where a company turns shipping containers into sustainable tiny homes

Is repurposing shipping containers as tiny homes the wave of future housing? Read more about it at the below link. — Read on www.yahoo.com/news/see-inside-idaho-factory-where-190020267.html

Aging Gracefully on the Homestead – Mother Earth News

If you live in the country, or want to, but are worried about aging there, this 2017 article from Mother Earth News is for you. Readers submitted their ideas on how to simplify and downsize in order to spend as many of one’s retirement years as possible on a country homestead. Click on the below […]