On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing billions of dollars to Americans looking to upgrade their homes, businesses and cars. One provision of the law al...
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Bitcoin miners returned enough power to heat 1.5 million homes during Texas blizzard
After the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), an independent electricity provider to more than 26 million Texas customers, introduced the Interim Voluntary Load Curtailment program for Bitc...
Phoenix Airbnb, Vrbo managers were shocked that 50% of their homes stayed empty over Super Bowl weekend — here are 3 ways you can still earn steady passive income from real estate
With the rise of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, it’s easier than ever to rent out your investment property — or even part of your own home — to travelers. But the demand may not be ...
House prices slumped by 10% in San Francisco, Redfin says — and prices are also falling in these cities
Even as mortgage rates come off of recent highs, buyer demand remains constrained. And that’s affecting home-list prices, according to a new report. The report by Redfin RDFN, +8.45%, which tracked ho...
More Homes In The U.S. Are Purchasing Food From Dollar Stores Over Past 15 Years, Study Finds
Topline Dollar stores are the fastest-growing food retailers for homes in the U.S., according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health Thursday, as more households shift away from...
Former GOP Candidate Arrested In String Of Shootings Targeting Democratic Lawmakers’ Homes
Topline Albuquerque Police on Monday arrested a former Republican candidate, who lost a state election in November and then falsely claimed the election was “rigged”, in connection with a string of sh...
Rich Hill, Nelson Cruz Defy Father Time, Find New Homes For 2023
Crafty lefty Rich Hill, the oldest man in the majors, will start his 19th season in Pittsburgh, … [+] which gave him a one-year, $8 million contract. (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston ...
At Least 14 Dead In California Floods As Almost 200,000 Homes Are Without Power
Topline At least 14 people have died and one child remains missing after parts of California were hit by severe storms that caused flash flooding and felled trees, as the National Weather Service warn...
Mortgage rates to double for nearly 800,000 homes this year
Some 1.4m households will renew their mortgages this year – Joe Giddens/PA Wire Almost 800,000 households are expected to see their mortgage rates more than double this year as they come off low...
Real Estate Trends: Pending Homes Sales Have Declined For Six Months Straight
| Getty Images Key Takeaways November 2022 pending home sales decreased 4% compared to October and 38% compared to a year ago. Many factors are leading to the slowdown, including high interest rates, ...
Can Nursing Homes Take My Life Insurance From My Beneficiary?
can nursing homes take your life insurance from your beneficiary A lengthy nursing home stay can be expensive, and if you don’t qualify for Medicaid, you may need to draw down your assets to pay for i...
Jeff Bezos-Backed Arrived Homes Surpasses 200 Single-Family Investment Properties Funded
The fractional real estate investment platform Arrived Homes hit a major milestone this month – funding its 200th single-family home. The company has now funded 203 investment properties with a total ...
Nearly 200,000 Homes Without Power, 1,400+ Flights Canceled On Christmas Day
Topline More than 200,000 homes and businesses across the Mid-Atlantic and New England region were left without power on Christmas morning as most of the U.S. continues to reel from a devastating wint...
Investors Buy 12.2% Of Homes In 2022, Rents Up 7.9% In November
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Getty Images Rising rents mean a greater share of private investors are buying residential property, according to a leading estate agent. A hefty 12.2% of all...
As mortgage rates fall for a fourth week, experts say homes may soon become affordable again — even if volatility is here to stay
‘A ray of hope’: As mortgage rates fall for a fourth week, experts say homes may soon become affordable again — even if volatility is here to stay Mortgage rates are continuing their downward trend as...
Sam Bankman-Fried Bought Employees Homes In The Bahamas
FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange platform being held responsible for the recent crash of the crypto market, once again found itself in the dark side of the news following a (not surprising!) discovery...
FTX Employees Used Company Funds to Buy Homes in the Bahamas
The news will cause unprecedented anger among customers of FTX, which filed for bankruptcy on November 11. The cryptocurrency exchange, which was still valued at $32 billion in February, imploded ove...
Record Share Of Homes For Sale Are New Construction—Here’s What That Means For Buyers
Topline The share of new homes on the market surged to record levels last quarter as mortgage rates jumped to a 22-year high, according to real estate brokerage Redfin, forcing builders to offload hom...
With homes costing 55% more today than a year ago, experts say this niche type of mortgage is increasingly attractive for both buyers and sellers
With homes costing 55% more today than a year ago, experts say this niche type of mortgage is increasingly attractive for both buyers and sellers The cost of getting into the housing market has sky-ro...
GM Energy launches to connect homes, businesses with EV chargers, energy storage
Electric Chevrolet Silverado shown at the New York Auto Show, April, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC General Motors on Tuesday said that it is forming a new business unit to offer stationary battery packs, so...
This Company Now Owns Enough Single-Family Homes To House The Entire Country Of Iceland
Institutional ownership of single-family homes has been a controversial topic over the past year. Investors purchased a record-high number of rental properties while many would-be homeowners were pric...
Jerome Powell just warned that the US housing market needs a ‘difficult correction’ so that folks can afford homes again — but here’s why it’ll look nothing like 2008
Jerome Powell just warned that the US housing market needs a ‘difficult correction’ so that folks can afford homes again — but here’s why it’ll look nothing like 2008 Real est...
Toll Brothers And 2 Other Homebuilding Stocks To Watch As The Housing Market Cools Off
. Homebuilding Stocks Recent News Prior to 2022 operators in the homebuilding industry benefited from rising per capita disposable income, accommodative interest rates set by the Federal Reserve and i...
Nursing homes suing caregivers for debts they don’t owe, regulator says
Nursing homes and debt collectors are billing and suing long-term-care residents’ family members and friends, demanding payments for debts these individuals don’t legally owe, consumer attorneys and f...
Manufactured Homes: Do They Stand To Benefit As The Housing Market Weathers A Recession?
The housing industry has officially entered a recession. To be clear, the single-family, site-built housing market has entered a recession. Niches of the industry, such as multifamily homes, appear to...
Communities Benefit When Employee-Owned Companies Make Them Their Homes
One of the key impacts of the pandemic and the societal events of the past two years has been the rise of purpose-led companies. The keynote address at the recent 2022 National Center for Employee Own...
Here’s how much more U.S. households will pay to heat their homes this winter
Americans face a tough winter, with one government agency warning that most households will see a sharp increase in heating costs this year, as natural-gas prices look to post their largest yearly per...