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By Jean Garin PITTSBORO, NC – The Chatham County real estate market is mirroring national trends of rising home prices and rising interest rates, leaving potential homebuyers and renters with home affordability issues. I had the opportunity to speak with local Realtor Eric Andrews. Our conversation revealed a complex interplay of housing supply shortages, demographic changes, and economic policies that are reshaping the housing market. Current state of the real estate market: Regional and national perspectives Chatham County's real estate market, like the rest of the country, has undergone significant change in recent years. Local Realtor Eric Andrews of Realty…

When entrepreneur Lee Hee-tae told his parents he wanted to go into the porn industry, they urged him to just think about money, not worry about social condemnation in conservative South Korea.He said the economic reasons were clear: inherent domestic demand and growing global interest in South Korea due to a surge in K-pop and K-drama exports.However, South Korea's adult industry is small compared to its neighbour Japan due to highly conservative social mores.The company produces about 2,000 adult films a year, while Lee's research suggests that the $36.5 billion Tokyo giant produces 2,000 per day.Lee said it was not…

Santa Monica's famous Third Street Promenade has become a homeless hotspot since the pandemic began, and some business owners say it continues to be an issue that's affecting sales. Fehime Betts, owner of Hair Designers Studio, said she has been serving clients on the boardwalk for 40 years, navigating challenges like the pandemic. “People complain more about homelessness than they do about traffic and parking,” Betts said. “I don't know what to do. After 40 years, I can't move out and I've lost about 60 percent of my customers.” In May, there were two attacks involving homeless people in Santa…

Bitcoin was exfiltrated from the Mt. Gox exchange in the past day, raising concerns about a potential bearish effect. Here is what analysts have to say: Mt. Gox has conducted multiple Bitcoin transactions in the past 24 hours Over the past day, multiple wallet activity linked to the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has been spotted on the Bitcoin blockchain, likely linked to the platform's recent announcement of a repayment plan for creditors. Mt. Gox moved a total of 137,890 BTC, which is worth about $9.4 billion at the current cryptocurrency exchange rate. These moves have raised concerns in the…

Release date: May 28, 2024Photo credit: EPK.tv Bob Iger calls on Hollywood to 'embrace' changing technology, including AI Movieguide® Contributor Speaking at the Canva Create showcase, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that new technologies like artificial intelligence should be embraced, not shunned. “Walt Disney himself, early on, was a big believer in using technology to tell better stories, and he thought that technology in the hands of great storytellers was incredibly powerful,” Iger said during his Showcase presentation. According to Variety, “Iger, who is an investor and director of the privately held online design platform, praised Canva for embracing the…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ryan Salame, former co-CEO of FTX Digital MarketsArticle informationauthor, Peter Hoskinsrole, Business reporter3 hours agoOne of FTX’s former executives has been jailed for his role in the cryptocurrency giant’s collapse in late 2022.Federal prosecutors announced that Ryan Salameh, the co-CEO of FTX's Bahamas subsidiary, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison.Salameh, who was a top executive of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman Freed, pleaded guilty in September last year to violating the Political Funds Control Act and operating an illegal money transmitting business.”Salameh's involvement in two serious federal crimes undermined public confidence in…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — DJ LeMahieu made his season debut Tuesday night with the New York Yankees.However, it's a position in the batting order that we haven't seen him in for a while.LeMahieu batted ninth in the Yankees' 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, going 0-for-3 with one walk. After drawing a walk in the fifth inning, he scored on an Austin Wells double as New York fell to a 3-2 lead.”I thought he had four good at-bats. He didn't get a hit and he walked, but he had four good at-bats,” manager Aaron Boone said.With leadoff hitter Anthony…

Just two months after Joe Jonas' longtime apartment in Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood sold for approximately $5.3 million, the currently single pop star has reportedly added a New York City real estate property to his portfolio. He just paid $6.7 million for a home in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood, according to a trusted source and public records filed with the city.Located in the 33-story Olympia Dumbo building, which Fortis Property Group built in collaboration with Hill West Architects and design firm Workstead, the corner unit is on the 26th floor and has three bedrooms and four bathrooms spread across 2,654 square…

Photo: Tan-Luxe via Getty Images Paris Hilton is usually too busy living her best life or vacationing in the middle of raging wildfires to take parenting advice from strangers on the internet. But after a video of the heir's 16-month-old son, Phoenix, went viral for all the wrong reasons, the mother of two issued the closest thing to an apology you'll likely hear from a Hilton descendant: “Oops!” Over Memorial Day weekend, the 43-year-old shared a TikTok video of herself holding her son in a pool, captioning the clip, “Adventures with Baby P.” Though he can't speak baby language, Baby…

Santa Monica's famous Third Street Promenade has become a homeless hotspot since the pandemic began, and some business owners say it continues to be an issue that's affecting sales. Fehime Betts, owner of Hair Designers Studio, said she has been serving clients on the boardwalk for 40 years, navigating challenges like the pandemic. “People complain more about homelessness than they do about traffic and parking,” Betts said. “I don't know what to do. After 40 years, I can't move out and I've lost about 60 percent of my customers.” In May, there were two attacks involving homeless people in Santa…