Liz Weston: How to budget realistically for home repairs
If you’re a homeowner and haven’t faced a big repair bill yet, just wait. Even in the…
Housing market chills as mortgage rates, prices scare buyers
NEW YORK — It’s the summer that cooled off the housing market.
Rising mortgage rates have…
US home sales fell in June as prices reach new heights
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June as higher…
Some schools build affordable housing to retain teachers
DALY CITY, Calif. — San Francisco Bay Area high school teacher Lisa Raskin moved out of a…
Putin extends fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding a…
Ukraine official says Russia strikes 'absolute terrorism'
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s second-largest city early on…
Iran's outdoor painters seek to capture, preserve old Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran — Tehran residents accustomed to seething at slow-moving traffic, sweltering in…
Detroit targets old industry sites to improve neighborhoods
DETROIT — One of the first things 84-year-old Mahalie Wilson sees when she steps out of her…
San Francisco property owners banned from parking car on it
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco couple that parked their car for decades on a paved part of…