The collective worth of San Francisco homes diminished by $60 billion since the last summer. The typical San Francisco home seller in the last year, who took a loss, sold their home for about $100,000 less than what they paid for it. San Francisco home sellers are four times likelier than the ...
By MATT OTT Associated Press Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate retreated for the ninth straight week to reach its lowest level since May. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped to 6.61% from 6.67% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ...
I tend to view holiday decorations strictly as anticipatory objects. They’re lovely leading up to the big day, but as soon as midnight strikes, I’m ready to drag the Jack-O-Lantern or Christmas tree to the curb. Not so with poinsettias, however. The red and white “flowering” ...
Camellias, known as “the queens of the winter flowers,” have for some reason been saddled with an unfair reputation as being difficult. Yes, they are susceptible to fungal diseases and scale insect infestations, but so are many other plants. And it’s true they don’t like salt spray or ...
By AMAKA CHUKWUMA Wealth of Geeks Recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) findings show that in 2021, the denial rate for home purchase applications declined, standing at 8.3%. This decline marked a significant drop from the preceding years’ figures of 9.3% in 2020 and ...
My mandarin orange tree and spider plants enjoyed a longer vacation than I did, having spent the entire summer outdoors on the back deck. But the party ended late last month when frost threatened. So I gave them a thorough hose drenching -- leaves and all -- to remove any would-be hitchhikers ...