Nancy Keates
@nancykeates.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal reporter on residential real estate, architecture and everything in between
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Heretic Coffee is a volunteer-run, nonprofit coffee shop that trains people to become baristas and coffee roasters.
The coffee shop has been soliciting donations for less than a week to pay for breakfast for people losing SNAP benefits from the federal government
www.oregonlive.com/food/2025/10...
The coffee shop has been soliciting donations for less than a week to pay for breakfast for people losing SNAP benefits from the federal government
www.oregonlive.com/food/2025/10...
October 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Heretic Coffee is a volunteer-run, nonprofit coffee shop that trains people to become baristas and coffee roasters.
The coffee shop has been soliciting donations for less than a week to pay for breakfast for people losing SNAP benefits from the federal government
www.oregonlive.com/food/2025/10...
The coffee shop has been soliciting donations for less than a week to pay for breakfast for people losing SNAP benefits from the federal government
www.oregonlive.com/food/2025/10...
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A Michigan couple spent a year looking for a suitable place to live in their retirement. One day, sitting in their family room, they looked out at their backyard. “Why don’t we just build there?”
A $2.2 Million Home for Their Retired Years, Built in Their Old Backyard
A Michigan couple’s search for a place to spend their retirement brought them somewhere closer than they initially expected.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A Michigan couple spent a year looking for a suitable place to live in their retirement. One day, sitting in their family room, they looked out at their backyard. “Why don’t we just build there?”
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Once known mainly as the birthplace of Starbucks, Boeing and grunge music, the Seattle metro area has undergone a tech transformation. Now that virtuous circle is wobbling.
Seattle, Tech Boomtown, Grapples With a Future of Fewer Tech Jobs
Amazon and Microsoft remade the Seattle area. Now its economy is feeling the pain of the industry’s pullback.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Once known mainly as the birthplace of Starbucks, Boeing and grunge music, the Seattle metro area has undergone a tech transformation. Now that virtuous circle is wobbling.
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The threat of natural disasters like floods, fires and landslides along with the prolonged closure of some of Highway 1 has contributed to a bump in Big Sur's "legacy properties" hitting the market. 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/3I1q50q
June 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The threat of natural disasters like floods, fires and landslides along with the prolonged closure of some of Highway 1 has contributed to a bump in Big Sur's "legacy properties" hitting the market. 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/3I1q50q
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After living for 20 years in the same two-story house in the Houston neighborhood of West University Place, Bob Stokes felt ready for a change. His wife Macey? Not so much.
Two Houston Lawyers Negotiated Their Next Big Move: Downsize or Stay Put?
Macey Stokes wanted to remain in her spacious house, but her husband, Bob, wanted something new. A major renovation helped seal the deal.
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May 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After living for 20 years in the same two-story house in the Houston neighborhood of West University Place, Bob Stokes felt ready for a change. His wife Macey? Not so much.
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Some of America’s most prized real estate has also become its riskiest. Homes that used to be an easy sell have now become trickier to gussy up.
The Challenge of Selling High-End Homes in America’s Disaster Zones
Marketing real-estate in areas ravaged by hurricanes, fires, floods and landslides can be tricky—especially when it comes to striking a balance between promotion and reality.
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March 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Some of America’s most prized real estate has also become its riskiest. Homes that used to be an easy sell have now become trickier to gussy up.
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Over four years, a Texas family spent $2.2 million designing and building a new 3,000-square-foot house and detached barn where their horse, Charly, could live out his retirement https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/texas-hill-country-home-e45b8a27?mod=bluesky
February 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Over four years, a Texas family spent $2.2 million designing and building a new 3,000-square-foot house and detached barn where their horse, Charly, could live out his retirement https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/texas-hill-country-home-e45b8a27?mod=bluesky
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When the Eaton fire roared through Altadena, Calif., it gulped up over 9,000 structures, including around 6,000 homes. But this stone and stucco estate, built in 1917, survived along with two other historic homes next door.
House of the Week: An Altadena Home that Survived the Eaton Fire
The stone and stucco estate sustained some damage during the blaze, but remained relatively untouched.
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February 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
When the Eaton fire roared through Altadena, Calif., it gulped up over 9,000 structures, including around 6,000 homes. But this stone and stucco estate, built in 1917, survived along with two other historic homes next door.
