Testers say they’re soft, durable, and absorbent. Better Homes & Gardens / Madison Woiten Isn’t it time to freshen up your bath towels? A great towel can feel like a mini luxury after a hot shower, and one that absorbs water well and dries quickly is the ultimate find. Luckily, these recently launched bath towels from our line at Walmart do both of those things extremely well, and...

Homeowners Rose and Jerry Thomas see their renovated backyard as more than an inviting outdoor space with beautiful plantings and comfortable seating. It’s where they savor the sights and sounds of their property’s natural inhabitants every morning. They watch their young son, Axel, explore...

This year’s Clerkenwell Design Week in London was bigger and better than ever, with new venues, larger exhibition spaces and a huge array of influential exhibitors and speakers. The festival took place May 21-23 at destinations around the trendy Clerkenwell neighborhood in east London. Read on to...

Attorneys for the federal government have issued an extensive new filing in the ongoing litigation between Texas Capital Bank (TCB) and Ginnie Mae, including a raft of correspondence that took place immediately prior to the seizure of the Reverse Mortgage Funding servicing portfolio by Ginnie Mae. Separately, a magistrate judge has approved the government’s request to extend the timeline for discovery...

Freddie Mac’s chief financial officer, Christian Lown, notified the company of his intention to resign at the end of this month. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) will “begin the process of identifying a successor,” Freddie Mac said in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday. Lown’s resignation, was was announced on June 5, takes effect June 28. A...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced a final rule designed to expand support for housing counseling services within Native American tribal communities. In a new final rule published in the Federal Register, HUD outlined requirements for housing counselor certification for sessions that are conducted in connection with the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) and...

Incenter Lender Services, a Philadelphia-based family of companies that works with nonbank and depository lenders across the country, announced this week that it has promoted Shelley Duffy to the role of executive vice president of national sales. Duffy first joined Incenter in February 2022 as its senior vice president of national sales. She will now oversee all aspects of the company’s enterprise...

Consumer and industry advocacy organizations — including the American Land Title Association (ALTA), National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), National Association of Realtors (NAR) and AARP — are sounding the alarm over a rising trend of elder real estate fraud and financial exploitation in a new jointly created issue brief released on Friday. The brief includes an overview of key actions that could be...

A stunning private estate in Weston, MA, has just been listed for $15 million, offering a rare opportunity to own one of the area’s most luxurious properties. This magnificent Boston-area mansion sits on over 8 acres of conservation land, ensuring that no future neighbors or developers will be changing the current landscape — or causing a ruckus in the future. Custom-built in 2010, the...

Run, don’t walk, to your nearest Aldi location to nab these camping essentials when they hit stores on June 12. Aldi; Design: Better Homes & Gardens It's reached the time of year when all we want to do is go on vacation. But it's getting increasingly pricey to jet off to a far-away destination, which can make the experience less than relaxing. That’s what makes camping so ideal: It's...