Use this comprehensive guide with expert recommendations to help protect your home from costly flood damage. Getty Images / nbmims / FOAP Whether you live in a flood zone or are anticipating severe weather, knowing the protective measures you can take to minimize potential water damage is crucial. Flooding can come from various sources, whether it's heavy rain, water runoff, rising lakes and...

Better Homes & Gardens presents The 2024 Stylemaker Issue: Meet the creators who are crafting a more colorful future in the worlds of design, garden, and food. Ditte Isager/Corinne Mucha Over the past few years, Pamela Anderson has had more time to contemplate life. That is, until things kicked into high gear again—but more on that later. At the start of the pandemic in 2020, she moved from...

Wait, did I just change my tune on chain restaurants?! LPETTET / Getty Images As a child of the Midwest suburbs, I was raised on a steady diet of Mom’s chicken dinners and Dad’s grilled fare. Once a week or so, it would be a treat to dine at Panera, Applebee’s, or TGI Friday’s. And if it was a really special occasion, like a birthday, we’d head to Olive Garden—where you better arrive...

Add timeless elegance to your cooking space with gorgeous kitchen cabinets that fit any design style. Julie Soefer Wood cabinets add natural warmth to kitchens of every size and style. Appliances, backsplashes, and countertops certainly make an impact, but they play a supporting role to cabinets—which are often the first thing you notice when you enter a kitchen.When choosing kitchen cabinets,...

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According to Redfin, scores of people are moving from parts of America endangered by wildfires to areas endangered by flooding and extreme heat -- even as those dangers become more frequent and intense. America's high-fire-risk counties saw 63,365 more people move in than out in 2023. Much of that net inflow was people moving to Texas. But the story differs from state to state; among California's...

Attorneys for Ginnie Mae have responded to Texas Capital Bank (TBC) over the government’s motion to move the case to a different venue. They say that the bank’s own filing on the matter avoids the key issues that the government sought to raise regarding the original clause that specifies where any related legal actions should take place. Separately, the government has been granted additional time in...

California-based mortgage lender loanDepot reduced its financial loss in the second quarter of 2024 while still feeling the impacts of a January cyberattack. During the three-month period, the company increased its volumes and margins while implementing an efficiency program and selling mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). On Tuesday, loanDepot reported a non-GAAP adjusted net loss of $16 million from...

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said Tuesday on the company’s second-quarter 2024 earnings call that he expects business to improve when the housing market speeds up after mortgage rates come down. But what is the alternative if rates don’t come down? “Great question — Plan B is drink our own urine or our competitors’ blood,” Kelman said in response to an analyst’s question during the...

At the start of 2024, CEO Leo Pareja did not think eXp Realty would find itself in the real estate forms business, but eight months into this year, things look a little different. In March 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled the nationwide commission lawsuits and agreed to several business practice changes, including a mandate that buyers sign a broker representation agreement prior...