Nancy Keates

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Austin’s Million-Dollar Home Boom Spills Into Texas Hill Country

By: Nancy Keates

Towns like Wimberley, Dripping Springs and Spicewood have seen explosive growth since the pandemic, as buyers looking for more space for less take notice.

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House of the Week: A Stone Home in Austin

By: Nancy Keates

The owners were tired of L.A. traffic, so they moved to Texas and spent millions on a renovation.

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Townhouse Life Wasn’t For Them. A Downtown Loft Turned Out to Be a Perfect Fit.

By: Nancy Keates

After downsizing, a computer scientist and a magazine writer spent $2.6 million to make the space less chaotic

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They Fled Wildfires and Watched the Flames Approach From Their Phones

By: Nancy Keates

Homeowners leverage security cameras to keep an eye on their properties, communicate with firefighters and in some cases, watch their homes succumb to the blaze.

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They fled wildfires and watched the flames approach from their phones

By: Nancy Keates

Gregg Morin and his wife, Brooke Morin, were at a street fair about 40 minutes away from their house in Spokane, Wash., when they learned a nearby wildfire had started rapidly growing.

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A $2.8 Million Home Where Teens Want to Hang With Their Friends—and Parents

By: Nancy Keates

A couple didn’t want their kids ‘disappearing into their rooms,’ so they built a contemporary house with a sports room and swimming pool.

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A $2.8 million home where teens want to hang with their friends—and parents

By: Nancy Keates

Yuri and Michelle Sagatov wanted to make their home the go-to spot for their teenage children before and after football and soccer games, as well as prom parties.

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How Two Retirees Pulled Off a Custom-Built Home for Under $1 Million

By: Nancy Keates

They cut square footage by skipping a garage and eliminating hallways, but didn’t skimp on their yoga studio.

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House of the Week: A Modern Farmhouse on an Oregon Island

By: Nancy Keates

After tearing down a run-down house and barn, the owners spent $8 million building a new two-level home on the 26-acre property.

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House of the week: A modern farmhouse on an Oregon island

By: Nancy Keates

It was a red pickup truck that inspired Julie and Peter Stott to buy a home on Sauvie Island, a strip of land along the Columbia River about 10 miles northwest of downtown Portland, Ore.