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Home Equity Firm Hometap Faces Surge of Class-Action Lawsuits Alleging ‘Predatory’ Practices Rapidly growing home equity investment (HEI) company Hometap is facing a cascade of class-action lawsuits accusing it of misrepresenting its products by describing them as “purchase options contracts” instead of mortgage loans to skirt federal and state borrower protections. Civil complaints filed againstRead …

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6 Ways To Keep Everyone Cool When There’s A Battle Over The Thermostat This Summer The thermostat can cause some serious tension during the summer months, especially if you live in a multigenerational household. And as most of America deals with a dangerous July Fourth heat wave, the battle over the thermostat could be dicierRead …

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FBI Agents Say Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Are Fake—as Search for Missing 84-Year-Old Stretches Into 6th Month To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. The FBI has concluded that all three ransom notes sent after the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, were fraudulent, according to a newRead …

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Netflix sensation and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders darling Reece Weaver has already turned the page on her time with the team—and planted new roots in the state of Alabama, where she and her husband, Will Allman, have just snapped up a $750,000 home. Weaver, 24, who is originally from Florida but met her husband while sheRead …

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Alum Reece Weaver Snaps Up $750K Alabama Home With Husband Will Allman-After Shock Exit From the Team Read More »

A bizarre new trend has swept across social media in recent months, clogging TikTok and Instagram with time-lapse videos depicting the construction of secret underground bunkers. These clips are generated by artificial intelligence and often feature physically impossible bunker designs. In some cases, these imaginary spaces are carved out of tree trunks. In others, they’reRead …

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A landmark housing bill successfully cleared Congress this week; however, an unexpected, last-minute signing delay by President Donald Trump has sparked questions regarding the future of the proposal, which aims to boost supply and lower housing costs. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, securing an 85-5 vote in theRead …

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The judge in the trial of the suspected arsonist behind the deadly Palisades fire declared a mistrial on Friday, saying jurors were hopelessly deadlocked on a verdict. Arson suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, faces three federal counts: arson, malicious destruction by means of fire, and timber set aflame. Prosecutors allege that he ignited the Jan. 1Read …

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Most people associate high tornado risk with states such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. While Tornado Alley has always been in the Great Plains region—which stretches from Texas up to South Dakota—it’s been moving eastward into the Southeast and Midwest over the past few decades. Now, states such as Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, OhioRead …

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Kylie Jenner has removed her extraordinary concrete megamansion from the market—just six months after listing the modern Los Angeles dwelling for $48 million. The reality TV personality listed the seven-bedroom Holmby Hills property on Dec. 22, according to property records, after purchasing it for $36.5 million in 2020. It remained on the market for severalRead …

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The Senate heard testimony on Tuesday regarding federal taxes on the profits from home sales, which industry advocates say could be discouraging millions of homeowners from selling. Kevin Brown, president of the National Association of Realtors®, urged Congress to raise the exclusion limits on capital gains taxes for home sellers, which currently kick in atRead …

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