Wait, did I just change my tune on chain restaurants?! LPETTET / Getty Images As a child of the Midwest suburbs, I was raised on a steady diet of Mom’s chicken dinners and Dad’s grilled fare. Once a week or so, it would be a treat to dine at Panera, Applebee’s, or TGI Friday’s. And if it was a really special occasion, like a birthday, we’d head to Olive Garden—where you better arrive...

Add timeless elegance to your cooking space with gorgeous kitchen cabinets that fit any design style. Julie Soefer Wood cabinets add natural warmth to kitchens of every size and style. Appliances, backsplashes, and countertops certainly make an impact, but they play a supporting role to cabinets—which are often the first thing you notice when you enter a kitchen.When choosing kitchen cabinets,...

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According to Redfin, scores of people are moving from parts of America endangered by wildfires to areas endangered by flooding and extreme heat -- even as those dangers become more frequent and intense. America's high-fire-risk counties saw 63,365 more people move in than out in 2023. Much of that net inflow was people moving to Texas. But the story differs from state to state; among California's...

Attorneys for Ginnie Mae have responded to Texas Capital Bank (TBC) over the government’s motion to move the case to a different venue. They say that the bank’s own filing on the matter avoids the key issues that the government sought to raise regarding the original clause that specifies where any related legal actions should take place. Separately, the government has been granted additional time in...

California-based mortgage lender loanDepot reduced its financial loss in the second quarter of 2024 while still feeling the impacts of a January cyberattack. During the three-month period, the company increased its volumes and margins while implementing an efficiency program and selling mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). On Tuesday, loanDepot reported a non-GAAP adjusted net loss of $16 million from...

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said Tuesday on the company’s second-quarter 2024 earnings call that he expects business to improve when the housing market speeds up after mortgage rates come down. But what is the alternative if rates don’t come down? “Great question — Plan B is drink our own urine or our competitors’ blood,” Kelman said in response to an analyst’s question during the...

At the start of 2024, CEO Leo Pareja did not think eXp Realty would find itself in the real estate forms business, but eight months into this year, things look a little different. In March 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled the nationwide commission lawsuits and agreed to several business practice changes, including a mandate that buyers sign a broker representation agreement prior...

Older Americans who seek out younger roommates to stay on top of high housing costs is not a new concept, but there is evidence to suggest that the trend is growing more popular. This is according to a recent podcast episode hosted by Boston-based NPR affiliate WBUR. Jennifer Molinsky, director of the Housing an Aging Society Program at Harvard University‘s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS),...

Derek Carr’s move to New Orleans may have reunited him with head coach Dennis Allen — who initially drafted him into the NFL with the Raiders in 2014 — but it also meant leaving Las Vegas behind. Just a few short years after relocating to Vegas following the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas in 2020, Carr signed with the Saints in 2023, making New Orleans his new home. Since he’s agreed to a...