“It was only in September that the area started to get bombarded with information about the pitfalls,” said Zalewski. “Uninformed buyers saw cheaper prices [in the summer] and figured they better buy now so that they could own a piece of South Florida. There is a lot of buyer regret right now.”

• A Florida 'condo cliff' is coming as owners deal with fallout from 2021 Surfside collapse

One of the country's largest health insurers has reversed its decision to no longer pay for anesthesia care in certain states if the surgery or procedure goes beyond a particular time limit. The original move by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, which would have started next year, alarmed doctors and policymakers.

Hard to believe someone even said that out loud in a meeting much less that it made it that far.

Along same lines, private equity groups need to be forbidden by the feds from controlling emergency rooms.

Anthem reverses plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage

Lead was banned from automobile fuel in 1996. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, looked at its lasting impact in the U.S. by analyzing childhood blood lead levels from 1940 to 2015. According to the findings, the national population experienced an estimated 151 million excess mental health disorders attributable to exposure to lead from car exhaust during children’s early development.

Lead in gasoline tied to over 150 million excess cases of mental health disorders, study suggests

Maybe intermittently along the way.

Stunning glow-in-the-dark bicycle path in Poland is powered by solar

Democrats fear ending the conservatorship would cause mortgage prices to jump since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would need to raise fees to make up for the increased risks they would face without government support. The two firms guarantee roughly half of the $12 trillion U.S. home loan market and are a bedrock of the U.S. economy.

Trump allies hope a win means changes to the mortgage system. Opponents warn it will cost consumers

In Texas...

School districts won’t be forced to introduce the curriculum in their kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms, but if they choose to do so, they would earn a financial incentive of $60 per child beginning next year.

“When a public school plays religious favorites by emphasizing Christianity more than any other tradition, and by teaching about Christianity in a way that’s likely to promote encouragement of Christianity’s religious claims, then that violates all of our religious freedom,” Chancey said on NBC News Now.

Separation of church and state? Religion in public schools is being tested by Christian conservatives

"As 53% of renters continue to have to put between 30-50% of their income towards housing there is less to be spent in the greater economy. Not only can this impact the local economy, but can also impact the future wealth building for renters," the report said.

More than half of all renters in Knoxville metropolitan area are cost-burdened, report say

I am curious what will happen with Trump's DOJ regarding this lawsuit?

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it is suing the real estate company RealPage, saying it engaged in a price-fixing scheme to drive up rents.

Something that has been extensive in Knoxville.

DOJ accuses real estate software company of helping landlords collude to raise rents

Pew Research Center - Issues and the 2024 election

This funding is meant to expand river access, parks, trails and other outdoor amenities along the 652-mile Tennessee River. Brad Collett, executive director of the Tennessee RiverLine, said the project should enhance quality of life, promote outdoor recreation and drive economic growth for both rural and urban communities

Tennessee RiverLine secures $500,000 grant to enhance river access and connectivity

The Tennessee RiverLine

The Senate, as set up by the U.S. Constitution, holds an important role in confirming — or rejecting — high-level officials like Cabinet positions, judges and ambassadors. It’s part of the government’s checks and balances that ensures the president does not get to unilaterally rule. However, there is a clause in the Constitution that allows presidents to fill out their administrations while the Senate is in recess.

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

He is also likely to share Trump's opposition to global cooperation on fighting climate change. Wright has called climate change activists alarmist and has likened efforts by Democrats to combat global warming to Soviet-style communism.

Trump picks oil industry CEO Chris Wright as Energy Secretary

Many presidents and presidential candidates have vowed to address Social Security’s looming insolvency. The program’s trust funds are expected to run dry in 2035 without congressional intervention, according to the latest Social Security trustees’ report. After that, payroll tax revenue and other income would only be able to cover 83% of benefits owed.

How a second Trump term could affect Social Security benefits

Only 10 units are currently listed on Zillow and range in size and price. An 834-square-foot condo goes for $562,950, while one with 2,329 square feet will cost you over $2 million.

Holy smokes

Covenant Health Park luxury condos now up for sale, ranging from $500k to $2 million

A household needed to earn $107,700 to afford a new single-family home and pay property taxes and insurance costs in the third quarter of this year, according to a new report from Oxford Economics. That’s nearly double the household income of $56,800 needed to afford a new home in 2019.

Oxford Economics defined home affordability by assessing whether a home’s monthly payments exceed 28% of a person’s income.

You need to make $108,000 to afford a home in America

ELON MUSK AND VIVEK RAMASWAMY, heads of Department of Government Efficiency

"...create an entrepreneurial approach"

Interesting

Who are Trump’s cabinet picks so far and who is in the running?

In a campaign video, Trump said he wants states -- not the federal government -- to have control over schools.

Dismantling the Department of Education? Trump's plan for schools in his second term

Starting Tuesday, anyone in LA will be able to use the Waymo One app to hail a self-driving robotaxi throughout nearly 80 square miles of Los Angeles County, the company said. That includes the 300,000 Angelenos who have been on Waymo’s waitlist.

Waymo opens robotaxis to anyone in Los Angeles, marking its largest expansion yet

“If Republicans end up winning the House, in addition to the Senate and White House, having a GOP sweep, I think the odds are less than 5% they get extended,” said Meekins, who was a senior HHS official in Trump’s first term. Even Democratic control of the House likely won’t save the subsidies, he added.

“If Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency, then we might see a repeat of 2017,” she said.

Millions at risk of losing health insurance after Trump's victory

"will still be available"

Can they clarify that with some details?

"Free downtown parking --nights and weekends-- will still be available