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Despite 2024 being a challenging year for sales volume, the reverse mortgage industry is still encouraged by the engagement of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on matters related to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, as well as attention to back-end loan issues from Ginnie Mae. This feedback came from a panel discussion of industry leaders that took place at the National Reverse...

Wondering if buying a house in Florida is profitable? This covers everything about the topic as well as the best places for investment. Table of Contents What Makes Florida...

Architect Richard Holme, a protégé of famed modernist architect Richard Neutra, who also worked in the offices of Neutra, and other legendary industry names like A. Quincy Jones, and Carl Maston, left behind a solid body of work when he passed away in 2010. Among his projects is a 1979-built, architecturally distinct modern structure in the eclectic and diverse Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake...

We scoured our archives to round up our favorite pumpkin decorating ideas. Jason Donnelly We've shared a lot of pumpkin ideas since we first published our magazine 102 years ago. Cooking, decorating, and growing pumpkins—we've covered it all. And while we've been sharing Halloween stories and pumpkin poems (see our October 1939 poem about "Jack-o'-Lantern Fever") since the early aughts, it...

The nostalgic story has us cozying up with our knitted blankets and bowls upon bowls of bolognese. Jay Wilde If you love everything autumn, from copper-colored leaves and brisk days to pumpkin spice everything, you're probably more than ready for a Strega Nona fall—and like so many on TikTok, you’ll want to incorporate all you can about this enchanting (and enchanted) story into your days for...

A staple of kitchen cleaning is the secret to removing tricky lipstick stains from clothing. Getty Images / Aphirak Thila You may have heard the common refrain, “I never leave the house without my lipstick." However, while lipstick may look wonderful on your kisser, it is not nearly so attractive when it stains your clothes. Lipstick stains are particularly hard to remove from clothing and...

African milk tree is a succulent that resembles a cactus and is often grown indoors. Marty Baldwin The African milk tree (Euphorbia trigona) goes by many names, including cathedral cactus, friendship cactus, and good luck cactus. Despite having multiple names containing the word cactus, it’s not a cactus but a succulent. Because this plant needs hot temperatures, the African milk tree only grows...

Minimalism isn't only about getting rid of items. Learn what items minimalist designers always keep. Coley Stevens / Interior Designer: Studio Seva Minimalism is often associated with decluttering and donating or tossing unused items. While minimalist design encourages less clutter, it isn't only about getting rid of items. Minimalism embraces intentionally keeping items you value and that serve a...

Image Senior advisor W. Edward Walter says EIP particularly focused on solar energy,...

New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending September 27, 2024, shows a 1.3 percent decline in U.S. mortgage applications compared to the previous week. The Market Composite Index, which measures overall mortgage loan application volume, fell 1.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the prior week. On an unadjusted basis, the Index dropped by 1...