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Community rallying behind Milam County family that lost home, business in severe storms
YARRELTON, Texas (KBTX) – Milam County emerged largely unscathed from a storm that caused widespread damage across several areas of the Brazos Valley Monday night and early Tuesday morning. However, a handful of residents in the Yarrelton community of Milam County weren’t so fortunate. Four days after the violent storms swept through the region the cleanup and healing process is still ongoing for the Parker family. Homeowners in Yarrelton since 2013, they say their lives were quickly changed. “It was quick,” said homeowner Sam Parker. “Took a long time to build it, and just like that, it was gone.” Sam says he was watching the weather forecast all evening, as…
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Zillow’s Shuttered Home-Flipping Business Lost $881 Million in 2021
Zillow Group Z -1.75{3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} said on Thursday that it missing $881 million on its algorithmic-driven house-flipping business very last year in its to start with earnings report due to the fact the authentic-estate enterprise shut down that procedure in the slide. The full firm, which involves Zillow’s profitable dwelling-listing and promoting business enterprise, posted a consolidated net loss of $528 million in 2021, typically because of its household-flipping business, Zillow Presents. The flipping outfit experienced been liable for the the greater part of Zillow’s profits in the latest many years but none of its profits. The corporation stunned the industry in November by announcing it was closing Zillow Features since…
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Community raises $45,000 for single mom home, business lost in fire
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A week ago, the unthinkable happened for a businesswoman and single mom of two. After working for years to open her own bakery, Chanelle Kimber’s dreams were destroyed within minutes when a fire broke out at her new bakery in Rochester, destroying both the shop and her home. 11-year-old from Delmar wins Cyclocross National Championship Kimber’s dream of opening her own bakery began while working at Wegmans years ago. Since then, she’s worked at many different bakeries in Rochester. After years of sacrifice and determination, she finally decided to open her own shop. “This has been a lifetime worth of saving and everything else. Once I…