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When Thomas Taylor looks at Atlanta’s skyline, he sees a quarter of its office buildings underwater.

The city’s towers, of course, stand well above sea level. But Taylor’s job as the senior research manager for data firm Trepp is to assess their financial stability — and many borrowers are in industry terms “underwater,” meaning ...Read more

The sudden rush of increased household expenses is one of the numerous pains faced by fire victims in Los Angeles County.

Consider a new report showing as many as 3,200 homeowners in fire-ravaged neighborhoods are struggling to make their mortgage payments. Remember, owners of mortgaged homes must make loan payments even if the housing is gone ...Read more

For most dream-seeking retirees, moving is not on their bucket list.

More than three-quarters of older American homeowners plan to stay in their current home and age in place, according to a survey by Redfin, a tech-based real estate brokerage.

That’s wishful thinking, said Lauren Bednar, owner of Oasis Senior Advisors. Her senior placement ...Read more

Value investing has proven to be one of the most successful investing strategies over the long term. Many of the world’s top investors, including the legendary Warren Buffett, have used the value approach to generate outstanding returns over time.

In recent years, however, value stocks have drastically trailed growth stocks as low interest ...Read more

A growing list of companies have begun offering investments inside their 401(k) plans that promise a way for workers to generate steady income during retirement.

These investments combine target-date funds, a popular 401(k) investment, with annuities, an insurance contract that promises a stream of lifetime payments.

Global asset manager ...Read more

A rug pull is a scam where a cryptocurrency or NFT developer hypes a project to attract investor money, only to suddenly shut down or disappear, taking investor assets with them. The name comes from the idiom “to pull the rug out” from under someone, leaving the victim off-balance and scrambling.

Rug pulls have increased as decentralized ...Read more

Sweeping changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signal what would be a significant shift in banking regulation under the Trump administration. While regulatory changes might sound like distant bureaucratic shuffling, these potential rollbacks could directly impact your wallet, from the fees you pay to how your complaints are ...Read more

Low balance. Large purchase. Unusual activity.

If you don’t already get bank account alerts such as these, it might be a good time to set them up to help monitor your finances. Most consumers already use a mobile banking app – 81% use it at least monthly, according to the American Bankers Association.

Mobile bank alerts, which help ...Read more

SANTA MONICA, California — In a former clothing store, young entrepreneurs hawk products live on TikTok, sometimes in marathon sessions that last many hours. Fans and customers can stroll onto the floor that was once filled with racks of trendy women's apparel to watch them work and perhaps buy some of their wares.

Nearby, people play ...Read more

Douglas C. Yearley Jr. was in elementary school when siblings Robert I. and Bruce E. Toll built their first two model homes in 1967 in the Philadelphia suburb Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

Yearley, 65, joined Toll Brothers in 1990 and has served as CEO since 2010.

“We’re America’s Luxury Home Builder,” he said, touting the brand’s ...Read more

Downtown Seattle is headed toward a “bloom loop,” business boosters and government officials cheered Tuesday.

Jon Scholes, president of the Downtown Seattle Association and vocal supporter of the city’s business community, coined the phrase, playing off a term that became common place amid the COVID-19 pandemic: the “doom loop.”

As ...Read more

Even as home prices keep going up and properties become less affordable, homebuyers are willing to pay more to own a remodeled home, according to Zillow.

Nationwide, buyers pay roughly $13,200 more than expected — about 4% of the median price — for renovated homes, researchers at Zillow found.

In the company’s analysis last year, buyers ...Read more