houses

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Traore earned a real-estate license and hosts open houses on weekends alongside his public-administration job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In the past few years, Welker and his brother Scott earned enough to move their families from double-wide trailers into newly built houses on the property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“They refuse to sell because they don’t want to give that money to the government, so there are few houses available.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"By the time I reach the houses and start sweeping and mopping, my clothes are already soaked. Some days I also have to clean rooftops where the marble floors feel like they are on fire."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The houses promised by the government were incomplete, the cement still wet, so they slept outdoors at first, terrified of snakes and other wild animals in the bushy new clearing.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo