Apps , as-told-to , bidding-wars , bond-market , Business , Business / Artificial Intelligence , Business / Big Tech , Business / Companies , Business / Computers and Software , Business / Markets , Business / Social Media , business-idea , business-insider-today , business-strategy , CoECI News , E! Insider , Energy & Environment Newsletter , Finance , Gaming News Roundup , Gear / Gear News and Events , Global , Global Precipitation , global warming , globalstar , HEALTH , Home , home-buying , home-ownership , homebuyers , House , insider-picks , insider-picks-guides , insider-reviews , insider-reviews-2021 , insider-today , job-market , Markets , Markets & Festivals , News , newsletter , Newsletters , Nexstar Media Wire News , People News , Personal Finance , personal-finance , Photovogue / Editorial / News , Politics / Politics News , Property / News , Real Estate , Reviews , reviews-rit-ads , Security / Security News , shop , Shop Beauty July 26, 2026 This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Ben Mutz, 39, a retired Air Force officer who purchased a home that was not originally for sale in Oakwood, Ohio. Mutz used Unlisted, an app that allows prospective buyers to get on a waiting list for homes not yet on the market.
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