Consumer

In traditional housing recoveries, individuals and households provide the bulk of the demand the market needs to rebound. This time,...

(MCT)—QUESTION: I recently moved, and the moving company damaged a piece of antique furniture. I’m getting only a few dollars...

Pending home sales increased in March and remain above year-ago levels, but contract activity in recent months shows only modest...

(MCT)— When Mark Fay heard that the F.P. Fay Building was about to be demolished, the “True Blood” sound engineer...

(MCT)—It’s that time of year. Drive through your neighborhood on heavy trash pickup day in early spring and you’ll likely...

(MCT)—Q: Our house was fitted with white aluminum siding by the prior owners decades ago. We’ve been in it about...

Internationally acclaimed Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei celebrates his 96th birthday today, April 26th. With a career that spanned six decades...

(MCT)—The Chinese snowball viburnum has a lot going for it: Virtually no insect or disease pressures, 12-foot height, spectacular glistening...

(MCT)—With solar panel prices plunging and generous tax credits and incentives still available, now may be as good a time...

(MCT)—From retirement to saving to paying off debt, our modern-day money worries are many. But some of that concern is...