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Rising interest rates. Natural disasters. There are a host of reasons not to buy a home in the current real estate market — particularly in certain areas. But the ultra-rich are unfazed.

As most of the market recovers from its pandemic hangover, megamansions in some cities have been immune to the slowdown. Across the country, billionaires are...Read more

Inflation is under 3% for the first time in three years, according to the Consumer Price Index Report released earlier this month, with the Federal Reserve poised to begin interest-rate cuts starting next month.

In July, inflation dropped to 2.9% year-over-year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. That was a slight decrease from June, ...Read more

An investment arm of the Mormon church applied today to annex 52,450 acres of ranchland to the city of Orlando, Florida, a massive addition that would increase the physical size of the city by nearly 60 percent.

The land-owning entity, known as Farmland Reserve, says it has no immediate plans to develop the land, which will be annexed as the �...Read more

Accessing the money from your checking or savings account keeps getting more expensive, if you’re using an out-of-network ATM. In fact, average total ATM fees continue their climb to $4.77 this year, according to Bankrate’s 2024 checking account and ATM fee study. This reflects an increase from $4.73 last year and the highest annual amount ...Read more

If a loved one has named you as a beneficiary of their 401(k), knowing how to make the best use of the bequest is another way to honor them. How to best use an inherited 401(k) depends on a number of factors — first and foremost your relationship with the primary account holder.

Here are the key rules to know when inheriting a 401(k) and how ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday sued a major real estate firm, alleging the company's algorithmic software enables landlords across the country to set rent at artificially high rates.

The lawsuit, joined by several states including California, focuses on software from Texas-based company RealPage. The software is used by many landlords...Read more

Mortgage rates in the U.S. resumed their downward path, dropping to a new low for the year.

The average for a 30-year, fixed loan was 6.46%, down from 6.49% last week, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday.

Borrowing costs are down significantly after topping 7% earlier this year, giving house hunters more purchasing power and coaxing some...Read more

A century-old orange grove in Tarzana, California, appears on its way to becoming the site of luxury homes, a transformation that would mark the end of commercial citrus farming in the San Fernando Valley, where the crop was once a mainstay.

At 14 acres, Bothwell Ranch represents less than one-thousandth of what once was, before the orchards ...Read more

With California’s housing affordability crisis spreading across the U.S., Vice President Kamala Harris last week unveiled her economic agenda, aimed at lowering housing costs for both homeowners and renters around the country.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee seems to be pulling a few moves from California housing advocates’ ...Read more

North Las Vegas definitely falls within that “Goldilocks zone” when it comes to the industrial space, one of the biggest developers in the area said.

“You’ve got great freeway access with the I-15 going through and the 93 and 215 (Beltway) in close proximity, it’s kind of the crux of everywhere coming together,” said Lisa Brady, who...Read more

Sheila Osterbeck threw four black composition books, 50 cents each, in her Target cart as she browsed the back-to-school aisles Wednesday to stock up on school supplies for her two children.

With lists in hand, Osterbeck and other families at Northgate Target were looking for bargains while wrangling children on shopping sprees that are likely ...Read more