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For an Indiana Couple, This Schoolhouse Became Their Home

May 5th, 2026 by Lia Picard and Michelle Litvin

Image Caption: Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson with their children. The couple renovated the former Union Joint schoolhouse in Franklin, Ind., with a sense of whimsy.

Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson’s 9,000-square-foot Indiana schoolhouse is a lesson in courage.

Category: Home Repairs and Improvements, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Restoration and Renovation, Historic Buildings and Sites, Franklin (Ind)

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For an Indiana Couple, This Schoolhouse Became Their Home

May 5th, 2026 by Lia Picard and Michelle Litvin

Image Caption: Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson with their children. The couple renovated the former Union Joint schoolhouse in Franklin, Ind., with a sense of whimsy.

Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson’s 9,000-square-foot Indiana schoolhouse is a lesson in courage.

Category: Home Repairs and Improvements, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Restoration and Renovation, Historic Buildings and Sites, Franklin (Ind)

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The San Francisco housing market is unhinged. Now it’s also a game

May 5th, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

TurboHome is betting that the best way to teach people about San Francisco’s brutal housing market is to make them guess their way through it. The AI-powered homebuying startup is set to launch TurboHome Markets, a free daily prediction game that asks users to forecast the final sale prices of five active San Francisco listings […]

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The San Francisco housing market is unhinged. Now it’s also a game

May 5th, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

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Alexia Umansky on life after ‘Buying Beverly Hills’

May 5th, 2026 by Dani Vanderboegh

Alexia Umansky spills the tea on what’s happened since "Buying Beverly Hills," the best advice her dad’s given her and what happens to The Agency post-divorce.

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For an Indiana Couple, This Schoolhouse Became Their Home

The San Francisco housing market is unhinged. Now it’s also a game

The San Francisco housing market is unhinged. Now it’s also a game

Alexia Umansky on life after ‘Buying Beverly Hills’

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