expensive
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"We're not going on fancy yachts and driving expensive cars. We are doing it so we can regenerate our areas that we're in, employ more people."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“I don’t think that most folks, especially in expensive coastal markets, are going to be able to save their way to a down payment solely by staying put and saving on moving costs.”
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Because it is so easy to start an HOA management company—they have low overhead costs and don’t require expensive equipment—new entries keep springing up, and “consolidation almost can’t keep up with the refragmentation,” Beisner said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
But amid the Southland’s sea of change, one thing seems to always stay the same: Housing is still expensive.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Even so, Madame Babushkinov insisted on dressing the family in expensive new clothes in the latest fashions, for she believed in “keeping up appearances,” as she put it.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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