Here's how to get rid of squash vine borers without pesticides and stop them from coming back. Justin Hancock If your squash and pumpkin plants are wilting despite frequent watering or you’ve spotted holes bored into the base of your cucurbit plant stems, you may have a squash vine borer problem. These colorful moths target squash, zucchini, pumpkins, and gourds, and they can devastate entire...

Garner shared a peek into her Los Angeles home, and between the woodsy accents and the all-encompassing cozy atmosphere, we can’t get enough. Laure Joliet / Architectural Digest Just when we think we know everything about Jennifer Garner, she surprises us with yet another skill. She’s an actor, she’s a mom, she’s the host of her own Pretend Cooking Show, and she’s offering fitness...

We found propane, wood-burning, and smokeless versions on sale. Better Homes & Gardens / Amazon If you’re not quite ready to cover your patio furniture for the year, a fire pit will get you plenty more great nights outside even as fall temperatures creep in. Whether you want to make s’mores, cook dinners over an open flame, or just have a cozy spot for backyard conversations, a fire pit...

Global super prime home sales rise 66 percent over last 5 years Based on new data from global property consultant Knight Frank, 463 sales of properties valued at $10 million or more were recorded in the three months leading up to June 2024 across 11 key markets. This figure is slightly lower than the 476 sales recorded in the previous quarter. However, sales volumes at the high end of the residential...

Guild Mortgage announced on Wednesday the introduction of a new product line called the “Flex Payment Mortgage,” which includes Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-sponsored Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs), refinances, proprietary jumbo options and HECM for Purchase (H4P) loans. “Guild’s Flex Payment Mortgage is a suite of products combining federally-insured with options for larger...

With elevated levels of home equity across the U.S., mortgage lenders are making home equity lending more accessible to reach more borrowers. Nearly all of the companies analyzed that provide home equity lending have a digital application process, while about half incorporate a soft credit pull before they fully underwrite these loans, according to a report released Wednesday by intelligence firm...

The city council of Portland, Oregon, unanimously passed what it is calling the city’s first-ever housing production strategy, which is based on a proposal introduced this summer by Commissioner Carmen Rubio. Like many major metropolitan areas across the country, Portland is facing a housing shortage as well as an affordability crisis. The only viable solution to these problems, as other municipal...

Judge Andrea R. Wood, who is overseeing the two Batton homebuyer commission lawsuits and the Moehrl commission suit, has recused herself from the cases, according to a legal filing on Wednesday. In the filing, the Chicago-based U.S. district court judge said that it had recently come to her attention that the spouse of a person related to her within the third degree of relationship is a partner at a law...

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Wednesday published Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2024-18, which implements updates to debenture interest rates and reimbursements for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program claims proposed in July. The ML goes into effect on Sept. 28. Debenture interest refers to the percentage of a return that an investor would receive for lending money through a debenture....

The art-loving, history-rich, and downright charming hamlet of Bedford Corners in Westchester County, New York, is a dream place to call home. But its million-dollar homes are often reserved for the wealthy. Just a stone’s throw from the more affordable town of Mount Kisco — with which it shares a post office and zip code — Bedford Corners offers a blend of historic, newly built, and fully...