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LOS ANGELES — State legislation that would make it easier for victims of the Los Angeles County fires to receive one year of mortgage relief will move ahead, despite voluntary agreements Gov. Gavin Newsom reached with hundreds of lenders.

Assembly Bill 238 would allow borrows to put a stop to their mortgage payments for up to 180 days with no...Read more

No doubt, you've noticed that some food products come with dates and codes printed on them. And who isn't noticing this more now as food costs are skyrocketing?

Do those codes and dates mean the item must be consumed by that date or just sold by that date?

What about canned or packaged goods that show only a date like "2.01.25"? Does that mean...Read more

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in West Virginia has dismissed the majority of a $10.6 million judgment against Rocket Mortgage and its affiliate, Amrock LLC, according to court documents.

The judgment, issued last week, was related to a 2012 class-action lawsuit that alleged the mortgage company had improper influence over appraisals.

At ...Read more

Borax, a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen, is a natural substance mined from the earth in its crude form, found in abundance in the deserts of California and Nevada.

Powdered borax is white, consisting of soft, colorless crystals that dissolve in water. Borax is an ingredient in many detergents, cosmetics and enamel glazes. The trademark...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- In the world of wildfires, there are basically two kinds of ash: the good kind from burned vegetation that enriches the soil and the very bad ash from urban wildfires that's created when everyday items like plastics, electronics, couches and tires burn along with people's offices, homes and stores.

"Ash from a chaparral [...Read more

Dear Cheapskate: After 10 years at the same job, my husband was recently laid off. I'm a freelance writer. I work mainly from home so I can be with our 3-year-old son. We've always relied on my husband1s company for health insurance. Now we're faced with paying for COBRA, and the cost for a family of three is outrageous. We have no choice but to...Read more

Q: My son is leasing a small condo. The lease includes “a sofa, TV, TV stand, table, 2 chairs, bed and mattress”. He did not want the mattress, and the owner’s brother removed it, leaving the used bedding behind. A few unwanted small appliances, pans, and dishes were left in the kitchen cabinets. The condo is small, and my son needs the ...Read more

San Diego County was on track for its lowest-ever home sale year as mortgage rates and prices stayed high to end the year.

Through November, CoreLogic data shows 25,998 home sales. At that sales pace and with interest rates near 7% at the end of December, 2024 could take the crown for slowest year from 2023, which recorded 26,906 sales, data ...Read more

DETROIT — One of the two shorter office towers that are part of the Renaissance Center complex is heading to auction in March.

The 600 Tower is set to be auctioned online March 17-19, with a starting bid of $2.75 million, according to a listing on Ten-X.com.

"We wanted to market this to the widest possible pool of potential buyers and we ...Read more

When Gordon Gekko, the main antagonist in the 1987 film "Wall Street," declared in no uncertain terms that "Greed is good!" people flocked to the theaters. And cheered.

Please don't base your belief system on a movie line that might have been memorable and entertaining but is dead wrong.

Greed is like cancer that, when left untreated, can ...Read more