Stop Making Your Bed So Accessible to Spiders
Chances are, you’ve probably heard—or possibly even repeated—the enduring myth that we swallow an average of eight (or four, or some other random number of) spiders each year. While that’s not true, it would not be unheard of for a spider to crawl into your bed at some point during the day or night. Read […]
You Should Claim Part of Avis and Budget’s $45 Million Rental Car Settlement
Like airfare, daily rates for car rentals tend to be quite a bit higher than the advertised prices, once you factor in taxes, fees, and a variety of surcharges. And that’s not even counting extras like insurance, or additional drivers. Read more…
Avoid These Mistakes When Running a Generator
Last week’s winter storm left hundreds of thousands of people across the United States without power, as it hit the country less than a week into the season. And with the Farmers’ Almanac extended forecast predicting a long, cold, wet winter for much of America, there’s a good chance the deadly storm—which claimed the… Read […]
Future Millionaires: The 90-Day Mentorship to Grow Your Real Estate Portfolio
There’s a big difference between a real estate portfolio and having a few rental properties. Casual real estate investors can slowly start stacking one or two units a year and […]
‘Koselig’ Isn’t the Same as ‘Hygge’
Each summer, Europe’s Nordic countries—which consistently rank among the world’s happiest—reap the benefits of their geographic position, with daylight stretching into the night. Then, come winter, the opposite is true, and darkness creeps into daytime. Read more…
The Easiest Way to Clean Cooking Grease
Broadly speaking, there are two ways to deal with messes in the kitchen: Everyday tidying up—like after cooking, eating, or spills—and then, the type of deep cleaning typically reserved for when people you want to impress are coming over, or you’re trying to get a security deposit back before moving. Read more…
Don’t Wait to Return Your Unwanted Holiday Gifts
During the last two holiday seasons, many national retailers extended the window of time customers had to return or exchange their unwanted gifts. This move, some experts suggest, was a way to encourage spending during an economic downturn—especially at a time when COVID-19 restrictions and illnesses likely changed… Read more…
The Real Word’s predictions for the 2023 market
This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about the end-of-year Case-Schiller update, the Twitter account real estate agents should be following, the marketing trends that won’t make it into 2023 and the pitfalls of quiet quitting.
Here are the 30 most expensive home sales of 2022
The luxury real estate sector faced its ups and downs as the market entered a period of significant transition, but that didn’t prevent luxury clients from making some stellar deals.
After banner year, mortgage brokers seek more political clout
A trade group representing mortgage brokers launched a political action committee and more than doubled its spending on lobbying in 2022.
Rookie Reply: Do You NEED an LLC for Rental Property?
Do you need an LLC for rental property investing? Ask some investors, and they’ll hit back with a resounding “of course!” But ask another group of investors, and they’ll tell […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 30, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google said search results are more relevant today…
You Should Get In on Wesson’s $3 Million False Advertising Settlement
There are certain kitchen staples that many people tend to buy and use without giving them much thought—including some types of cooking oils. Sure, we may pay more attention to olive oil, and whether it’s virgin or extra-virgin, or where it came from, but when it comes to vegetable and canola oils, that’s not… Read […]
Bots, resources and an imminent reckoning: It’s Inman’s Top 5 stories for the week of Dec. 23-29, 2022
Catch up on this week’s most-read stories, as determined by Inman’s readers. Here are the top 5 stories of the week, Dec. 23-29, 2022.
You Don’t Need a Separate Stain-Removing Spray for Your Laundry
When it comes to laundry supplies, the number of products we have, verses the ones we actually need don’t necessarily match up. And with storage space in our homes often in short supply, it makes sense to pare down the collection of products we’ve accumulated over the years. Read more…
