
L.A. ‘Trash House’ Sparks Outcry Again as Mountains of Garbage Return to Front Yard
Neighbors have been gawking at a hard-to-miss Spanish-style stucco home in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. Locals have dubbed the property a “trash house” after mountains of garbage bags piled across the front yard. The home, located on the 600 block of Martel Avenue, is occupied by Vietnam vet

Fed Rate Cut Expectations Grow as Employment Softens and Mortgage Rates Fall
A combination of factors this week will have all eyes on the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Sept. 16–17 and whether any drop in interest rates will happen. First, inflation data was mixed. Although producer prices fell after a hefty uptick in July, consumer prices edged higher in August. I don’t expe

Federal Anti-Money-Laundering Rule Cracks Down on All-Cash Home Purchases—Here’s Who Will Be Affected
The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crime-fighting arm has introduced a new rule aimed at cracking down on money laundering in all-cash home purchases—but everyday buyers shouldn't be alarmed. The federal regulation, formally known as the "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real

Here’s Where Homeowners Insurance Costs the Most—and the Least
In a market already strained by rates and prices, homeowners insurance costs are creating a new divide. In 2024, homeowners in Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, and Florida paid the highest insurance costs in the nation, according to newly released American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census
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