Dust storms can cause a lot of damage, indoors and out. Here's what to do after one hits your home and yard. jeff1farmer/Getty Images Although dust storms can occur anywhere in the United States, these severe weather phenomena are especially common in the Southwest due to the drier climate. Dust storms and haboobs (a particularly intense kind of dust storm) are often triggered by strong...

Our top picks are versatile, functional, and durable. Better Homes & Gardens / David Hattan One of the biggest benefits of using an induction range is the incredible efficiency it offers. Instead of a burner heating up, the heat is transferred directly to the cooking surface to save as much energy as possible. In order to take full advantage of the benefits of an induction range, you need...

We did the dirty work of testing 29 fragrant detergents to see which were effective and offered the most value per load. Better Homes & Gardens / Dera Burreson There’s nothing quite like cleaning the load of clothing that’s been piling up in your laundry basket. While you may like the natural scent your linens have post-wash, there are several scented laundry detergent options that can...

The 2025 Colormix Forecast from Sherwin-Williams includes four capsule collections that offer a paint color for every style—and that point to a bright future. Sherwin-Williams Every color tells a story, and Sherwin-Williams has a long history of helping to tell that tale—all while making it a lot easier to mix and match trending colors without sacrificing your unique style. To that end,...

Here's how to get rid of clover mites, tiny red pests you might find inside or outside your home. Sandra Standbridge / Getty Images Measuring only 1/30 of an inch long, one clover mite is easy to miss, but when they gather in numbers, this common household pest quickly goes from harmless to annoying. This bug can be a pain to get rid of because squishing it leaves a red stain behind. Here’s how...

Based on new data from the California Association of Realtors, California home sales remained stagnant for the second consecutive month in June 2024, as the 30-year fixed rate mortgage remained above 7 percent throughout most of May, when most of these sales opened escrow. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 270,200 in...

As a majority of older adults continue to express an overwhelming preference for aging in place in their homes, any decision needs to be made with a full understanding of a particular senior’s needs, capabilities, and access to essential services and people. This was an idea shared by Wayne State University gerontology professor Amanda Leggett in a podcast produced for a Detroit NPR affiliate that...

San Diego-based Smartfi Home Loans, which primarily is active as a wholesale lender in the reverse mortgage space, will launch a retail division that offers reverse mortgage products and has hired industry veteran Paul Fiore as its president of retail sales. “I am thrilled to announce that I have started my new role as president of retail sales at Smartfi Home Loans,” Fiore posted on social media on...

Mortgage-related consumer complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fell between the first and second quarters of this year, according to a review of the CFPB’s consumer complaint database conducted by HousingWire. A total of 5,652 mortgage-related complaints were submitted to the bureau between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2024. That total fell to 5,005 in the period between...

In response to a poaching lawsuit filed two months by Home Mortgage Alliance Corp. (HMAC), wholesale lender OCMBC Inc. has denied the allegations while countersuing HMAC and its co-founder, Alfred Hanna, on behalf of an employee, Michael Turturro, and his corporation, Jet Alliance.The OCMBC counterclaim brings eight counts, including defamation, breach of contract, fraud and unfair business practices. Alan...