July 2024

How Often Should You Clean Your Curtains? Here’s What Experts Say

Hint: It’s more often than you might think! Curtains and drapes can be major dust traps; here's how to clean them. Nicholas Johnson It's easy to hang up curtains and never give them a second thought, but unless you're routinely cleaning them, they could actually be harming the air quality of your home. Curtains need to be cleaned just like every other surface in your space. Otherwise, they just...

The Aesthetics That Will Be Taking Over Dorm Rooms This Year, According to Pinterest

Whether you’re into coquette or consider yourself a “baddie,” there’s something for every dorm-dweller on Pinterest’s trend report. The Wilde Project Although we're in the throes of vacations, cookouts, and pool days, the school year is already looming (sorry). But if you're moving into a dorm this fall, you have a lot to look forward to—including decorating a space of your own. And...

The 7 Best Lawn Sprinklers, Tested by BHG

Easy and efficient watering solutions for gardens of all sizes. Better Homes & Gardens / Alan Schultz When thinking about lawn care, perhaps one of the most important tools to hydrate your lawn with is a reliable lawn sprinkler. However, with so many styles out there, it can be difficult to decide which is best suited for your needs. The first thing to consider when shopping around for the...

How to Clean a Deck for the Season

Learn how to clean a deck and remove stains, including greasy spills, mildew, rust, and other grimy buildup. Aniko Levai Decks play host to a wide range of outdoor activities during the warmer months. A season's worth of alfresco cooking, dining, and entertaining can easily dirty the surface with spots from grill grease, food or drink spills, soot from the firepit, and more. And because these...

How to Boil an Egg So It’s Your Ideal Texture

Whether you like them soft, jammy, or hard-boiled, we’ve got everything you need to know to boil an egg properly. How to Boil an Egg As basic as it sounds, boiling an egg is a skill many home chefs struggle to master. With our helpful tips and tricks, you'€™ll never again slice open a hard-boiled egg to find an ugly, green-ringed yolk -- only beautiful eggs perfect for adding to salads or...

Commercial Lending in Japan Upticks 6 Percent Annually in Q1

Japan's financing environment remains generally accommodative in 2024 Contrary to the conditions in Europe, the U.S., and many other Asian countries, the real estate financing environment in Japan remains favorable. Data from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) indicates that outstanding loans to the real estate sector by Japanese financial institutions, including domestic banks and Shinkin banks, reached JPY 129...

Powell: ‘The best thing we can do for housing is to succeed in getting inflation down to 2%’

As expected, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did not set a timeline for lowering interest rates during his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress on Tuesday morning when participants complained about the effects of a tightening monetary policy in the housing market.  Powell indicated that Fed officials are not there yet, but suggested a better balance of inflation and employment in the...

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