Your heatless curls may make mornings more manageable, but are they worth it? Laundry experts weigh in on the negative effects of sleeping with damp hair. Stacey Brandford Heatless curls are the hair sleeping hack taking over the internet. The method involves going to sleep with wet hair wrapped around a device that promises bouncy waves by morning. With little to no effort or heat, the heatless...
A home grow tent lets you grow vegetables and flowers indoors all year long. Zapp2Photo / Getty Images For many gardeners, indoor growing is limited to sowing seeds on a windowsill and adding supplemental lighting for seedlings in spring. It might mean overwintering rosemary and basil in winter. However, for some gardeners, indoor growing increasingly means acquiring a grow tent to garden...
These made a splash with our at-home testers Better Homes & Gardens / Ashley Craiger If you want to upgrade your bathroom in just minutes, consider installing a new showerhead. While there are many showerhead styles out there, we’re partial to handheld showerheads that offer plenty of settings. Plus, you can’t beat those long hoses that make it easy to bathe your little ones and fur...
According to new data from the Orlando Regional Realtor Association, Central Florida's housing inventory for September 2024 reached 11,560, marking a 0.4% increase from August's figure of 11,511. This marks the ninth consecutive month of rising inventory, with levels not seen this high since September 2015. Compared to September 2023, the inventory was up by 71.1%. Interest rates in September 2024 dropped...
The nation’s most expensive neighborhoods are once again in coastal states. A recent report from real estate data provider PropertyShark ranked California, New York and Florida as the states with the most expensive ZIP codes in 2024. The report listed the 100 most expensive ZIP codes between Jan. 1 and Sept 30 of this year based on prices for closed residential sales. California dominated the list,...
Coldwell Banker Realty just made earnest money deposit payments much easier for real estate agents and homebuyers. Technology provider Payload is integrating with the brokerage firm, according to a recent announcement. With its new integration, Coldwell Banker Realty — a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. —can now process all earnest money deposit (EMD) payments through Payload’s Check21...
Title valuation, brokerage and consulting services firm Title Success, which is powered by Bowe Digital, announced Monday that it has launched a newly designed website. The new site offers a listing service for title companies looking to sell their operations. Title insurance agency owners interested in mergers and acquisitions can use the site to search for potential deals — filtering their searches...
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) is targeting January 2025 as the release window for reverse mortgage standards from its work group that is analyzing and developing the standards, according to a statement released Tuesday by Mortgage Cadence. “Interestingly, traditional forward mortgage lenders are beginning to take notice of the reverse mortgage opportunity, albeit...
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has agreed to settle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama, metro area. The agreement, which was submitted for court approval, requires the Madison, Wisconsin-based mortgage lender to pay...
Visionary architectural designer Jean-Michel Gathy is recognized as the creative force behind some of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and resorts. The man who, alongside the late Ed Tuttle and Kerry Hill, established the DNA blueprint of Aman Resorts, has worked on some of the most recognizable luxury hospitality projects in the world — including the Marina Bay Sands infinity pool in...
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