3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (29+ words) The nation has a housing shortage, and yet an estimated 7. 2 million "zombie homes" are sitting empty with their owners unwilling to put them up for sale. It's not. .....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (425+ words) Foreclosures have increased to levels not seen in six years, and rising "extra" housing costs are a big part of the story. Nearly 119, 000 US properties received a foreclosure. .. Soaring Housing Costs Drive Up Foreclosures Foreclosures have increased to levels not…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (367+ words) Florida Power & Light (FPL), the state's largest utility, is seeking approval for a $10 billion hike in electricity rates over the next four years'a move environmental advocates say would mark the largest utility increase ever seen in the US. The proposal,…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (246+ words) The Gifford Fire scorched more than 129 square miles (334 square kilometers) of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with 7% containment, according to a U. S. Forest Service update on Tuesday morning. More than 1, 900 personnel are battling the blaze that grew out…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (620+ words) More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured as it burned through Los Padres National Forest. The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 129 square miles of coastal Santa Barbara…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (628+ words) A surge of wildfires and powerful storms has already driven global natural-disaster losses to more than $131 billion in just the first half of 2025. While that figure is down from the $155 billion tallied over the same period last year, it remains…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (297+ words) California has approved the emergency rate hike State Farm requested for homeowners' insurance policies in the wake of this year's devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The company will be temporarily allowed to increase rates in the state by 17%, a move that…...