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This print was also very popular at Cheltenham and Wakefield. We sold five!

Thankfully I recently printed some more although it's already getting to the point where I need to print more.

I try to make a lot of entry level affordable prints because I know that times are tough at the moment. But I might still print that Mousehole print yet!

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform Controversial “Contract for Deed” Sales

Proposed legislation follows a ProPublica and Sahan Journal report that revealed questionable transactions that left members of Minnesota’s and Hispanic immigrant communities at risk of losing their .

https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-bill-reform-contract-for-deed-home-sales-minnesota?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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We Found That Could Be Using Algorithms to Fix Prices. Now Lawmakers Want to Make the Practice Illegal.

After a ProPublica investigation, U.S. senators introduced a bill to curb “price fixing” linked to rent-setting software.

“Setting prices with an algorithm is no different from doing it over cigars and whiskey in a private club,” said one sponsor.

https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-introduce-legislation-stop-landlords-algorithm-price-fixing?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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In the Scar of New Mexico’s Largest , a Battle Is Brewing: What Is Victims’ Suffering Worth?

A wildfire accidentally started by the federal government drove them from their and destroyed the things they loved most about their land. The government will pay them only for things with a price tag.

https://www.propublica.org/article/after-hermits-peak-calf-canyon-wildfire-quantifying-victims-suffering-becomes-legal-battle?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

grickle , to Art
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Keeping it small.

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A Black Neighborhood and a Both Wanted to Expand. Now One of Them Is Gone.

Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, , seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college.

The has been gobbling up the remaining ever since.

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-virginia-college-expanded-by-uprooting-black-neighborhood?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Homeowners Trying to Get Out of “We Buy Ugly Houses” Deals Find Little Relief in State, Federal Laws

ProPublica found few jurisdictions have laws or regulations to protect from aggressive tactics short of fraud or elder abuse.

https://www.propublica.org/article/state-federal-laws-do-little-protect-homeowners-we-buy-ugly-houses-deals?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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How One Woman Narrowly Avoided a Bad Deal With a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise

Royanne McNair believed she had canceled her contract with a “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise, so she pursued another offer on her house — this one for $100,000 more.

Then an anonymous envelope froze the deal.

by @AnjeanetteDamon

https://www.propublica.org/article/behind-the-scenes-of-we-buy-ugly-houses-deal?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Senators Call for Further Oversight, Consumer Protections in Contract for Deed Real Estate Transactions

Following a ProPublica-Sahan Journal report on fast-tracked home financing deals that left Somali families in Minnesota financially devastated, federal lawmakers met to discuss what could be done to shield buyers.

by @lussenpop

https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-call-for-further-oversight-consumer-protections-in-contract-for-deed-real-estate-transactions?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

gnitro , to VinylRecords group
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: Houses "Drugstore Heaven"

@vinylrecords

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HomeVestors Said It Had Kicked Out a Top Franchisee Who Broke the Law.
New Evidence Suggests It Didn’t.

The "We Buy Ugly Houses" company said it had cut ties with Cory Evans, the former co-owner of Patriot Holdings LLC, “a number of years” ago.

But texts, emails and interviews indicate he was still engaged in the business as recently as March.

https://www.propublica.org/article/new-evidence-homevestors-did-not-cut-ties-with-franchisee-who-broke-law?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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“We Buy Ugly Houses” CEO Steps Down Following ProPublica Investigation

David Hicks, CEO of HomeVestors of America, said in a letter announcing his retirement that recent press coverage of the company’s homebuying practices has taken a “personal toll on me.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/we-buy-ugly-houses-homevestors-david-hicks-ceo-retirement?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Senators, Regulator Call for More Scrutiny of “We Buy Ugly Houses” Company

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the and state attorneys general should be made aware of predatory house-flipping practices, following ProPublica reporting on HomeVestors of America.

https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-call-for-scrutiny-of-homevestors?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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