It doesn’t only clean your skin but also helps fix some pesky problems around the house. Bloomberg / Getty Images Since 1970, Irish Spring soap has been a staple in households worldwide. Strangely enough, Colgate-Palmolive created it in Germany—not in Ireland, as many believe—and the brand found its way to the United States in 1972. The soap gained popularity thanks in part to commercials...

Turn leftovers into new plants by regrowing green onions in water or soil. Jacob Fox After cutting up green onions during your meal prep, you're usually left with a little of the white part with roots that you toss out along with your other kitchen scraps. But when you know how to regrow green onions from those scraps, you'll get even more tasty green shoots to eat for free. This step-by-step...

Don’t toss those tops! They’re packed with nutrition and will cut down on food waste. We’re revealing the best way to enjoy strawberry leaves. Blaine Moats Ranking right up there with ramps and rhubarb, strawberries' arrival signals the sweet start of spring. We swoon over our first bite of that inaugural strawberry recipe, and adore snacking on them in their unadulterated glory, too.We’ve...

The U.S. Senate appropriations committee this week approved full funding for the fiscal year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (T-HUD), which provides $98.737 billion in total discretionary funding for agencies including Ginnie Mae. The committee voted 28-1 to approve the bill in its current form, which calls for $67 million for salaries and...

The HousingWire Pulse Survey for Q3 2024 provides a detailed snapshot of current housing market sentiments and challenges faced by real estate agents, brokers, and mortgage professionals. The survey reveals a generally cautious optimism among these sectors, despite varied expectations regarding market trends over the next three months. Real estate agents have mixed outlook Agents exhibit a mixed but...

The bipartisan duo that leads the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging — Sens. Bob Casey, D-Penn., and Mike Braun, R-Ind. — introduced a bill this week that is designed to make it easier for U.S. seniors to qualify for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program. The program, which Casey’s office describes as “an alternative model of care to traditional home-based care...

Coinciding with the effective date for a previously announced reverse stock split, the price for shares of leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) stood well above the minimum threshold the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) requires to maintain trading activity. As of the close of trading on Friday — the day the reverse stock split went into effect — FOA’s share price jumped from...

Richard Blumenthal, the senior U.S. senator from Connecticut, sent a letter last week to Acting U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Adrianne Todman asking why what he describes as a “backlog” of housing discrimination complaints has yet to be addressed. The letter, first reported by local Connecticut outlet CT Insider, describes the lag in investigations related to such...

Nantucket has long been a playground for the rich. With its pristine beaches, upscale boutiques, acclaimed restaurants, and opulent mansions, Nantucket has become a popular vacation spot and second home destination for the extremely wealthy. Known as the “Little Grey Lady of the Sea,” the picturesque island attracts celebrities, high-powered executives, and the East Coast elite, who are drawn to...

Whether you’re prepping for Summerween or going all-in on the Addams Family aesthetic, the ‘Wednesday’ for Pottery Barn collaboration has something for you. Pottery Barn They're creepy and they're kooky, and they're coming to a Pottery Barn near you.The daughter from the strange and deranged family who loves to hate everything now has a home collection: Wednesday Addams—portrayed by Jenna...