16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (787+ words) There was a McDonald's in my neighborhood that we would drive by often when I was growing up. Each time, I would read about the weekly sale advertised on the marquee underneath the golden arches. Occasionally, I would ask my…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (666+ words) Dear Liz: We live in a high fire risk area and feel it is too risky to keep our home. Our daughter and her husband invited us to build an accessory dwelling unit on their property. With the tariffs, it…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (690+ words) President Trump's foray this week into the fire rebuilding process in Pacific Palisades has been met with confusion and rolled eyes from local officials who say he's now railing against projects that have never even been proposed. Trump said Thursday…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (111+ words) Letters to the Editor: Inflation and income inequality have made the American Dream largely inaccessible'Los Angeles Times To the editor: Contributing writer Veronique de Rugy could shorten her lengthy diatribe by simply using statistical analysis that compares the achievement of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (485+ words) Housing starts fell in October to the lowest level since the onset of the pandemic as data delayed by last fall's government shutdown showed builders continued to cut back amid still-high prices and mortgage rates. New residential construction decreased 4.6% to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (595+ words) Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month, but slowed compared with a year earlier for the first time since May despite average long-term mortgage rates holding near their low point for the year. Existing home…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (679+ words) The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Before September, it had gone nine months without a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (704+ words) The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country. But the announcement drew immediate criticism from policymakers, social media and economists, who said a 50-year mortgage would do…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (694+ words) The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the second time since September. Before that, it had gone nine months without a cut. The federal funds rate is the rate at which banks borrow…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (625+ words) LOS ANGELES'It pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days. From April through June, the typical home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1% return on investment, before expenses. That's the lowest profit margin for such…...