Tech Trends: Tablets Expected to Oust PCs
(MCT)—Personal computers at home and in the office will soon be displaced by the tablet as the primary computing device,...
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Food Waster: Reduce Your Edible Garbage
(MCT)—Home cooks and grocery shoppers wield enormous influence when it comes to controlling the No. 1 source of ozone depleting...
Watch Your Mouth
If you ask the average person how they feel they can give you an answer but not too many can...
Do Your Part: Top 5 Easiest Foods to Grow at Home
(MCT)—Want to join the grow-your-own food movement but just don’t know where to start? Don’t fear. Spring is here and...
Consumer Spending Positive, Despite Slow Income Growth
Despite economic growth of 3.0 percent annualized for the fourth quarter of 2011, incoming data suggest that economic growth slowed...
The Housing Recovery Is Slow Going, but Things Are Improving
There has been a flurry of media stories regarding the latest housing data that suggest the recent momentum in the...
Single Family Rentals Now Exceed Multifamily
While inventories of homes for sale have been shrinking this spring, MLSs are filling the void with rental listings for...
Hot Property: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Sell Oceanfront House
(MCT)—Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have sold their oceanfront house in Malibu, Calif. for $7.925 million. Their 2.5-acre estate in Hidden...
Stable Housing Numbers: Down Payments Remain Elevated
Down payments greater than or equal to 20 percent were made by 34 percent of all residential home purchasers last...
Home Trends: How to Clean and Repair Gutters
Cleaning roof gutters is a small task that can prevent big problems. Every spring and fall, thoroughly cleaning your home’s...
Top 4 ‘Don’t Bother’ Projects to Flag for Your Home Sellers
There’s a big difference in value between making improvements when planning to stay in a home versus prepping it for the market. Read more.
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