As Apple readies for a public beta of iOS 16, the tech giant unveils a new Lockdown Mode feature to thwart off “spyware mercenaries.”
Author: Terry Collins, USA TODAY
Still feeling stressed and sad amid COVID? New report says you’re certainly not alone.
Gallup report shows that we’re feeling even more stressed and sad during year two of the pandemic than we were in 2020.
Millions of Californians to receive ‘inflation relief’ with gas tax rebate checks
About 23 million California residents will soon receive checks up to $1,050 to help with gas and goods under a budget deal reached by state officials.
Survey: 4 in 10 people are still unhappy two years into COVID pandemic
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey finds that more than four in 10 people have not felt true happiness since early 2020.
Few workers. Slow supplies. Why you’ll be waiting a while for that new house to be built,
A lack of supplies and construction workers is proving to be a “one-two punch” for the building of new homes nationwide, an expert said.
Redfin and Compass lay off hundreds of workers as housing market cools, inflation spikes
The layoffs at both proptech companies come as the housing market starts to cool while high mortgage rates and inflation of about 6% dominate.
For crying out loud: survey says most US home buyers moved to tears in today’s market
Survey: Americans are likely to cry at least once (maybe twice) while attempting to buy a home during the tightest, highest housing market in decades.
Lumber prices are falling. Could prices in the housing market follow?
U.S. lumber prices are falling dramatically, but that doesn’t mean manufacturers can get their hands on enough lumber to offset supply shortages.
Study: Majority of lower-priced homeowners don’t appeal higher property taxes
Fear of paying more and naivete plague many U.S. homeowners who still don’t know they can appeal to avoid paying high property taxes.
For first-time homebuyers, are starter homes becoming extinct?
For first-time homebuyers, steep housing prices are making it hard to buy starter homes, and inflation and rising mortgage rates may make it worse.