How the pandemic has changed new-home design
The pandemic changed what people in a home, and builders and architects are responding with adaptable floor plans, expanded entryways and more outdoor space.
Home prices are rising faster than your down payment fund; here’s what to do
If you’re trying to break into the housing market right now, you may find that your down payment fund isn’t going as far as you...
New mortgage refinance program for lower-income homeowners opens
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a new refinance option for low-income borrowers with mortgages owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac’s version...
The 0.5 percent mortgage refi fee is here. What does it mean for you?
Now that the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s 0.5 percent “adverse market” fee on most mortgage refinances is being implemented, here’s everything homeowners need to know.
Boeing, FAA face scrutiny after deadly Lion Air crash
Boeing’s strategy set off a cascading series of engineering, business and regulatory decisions that years later would leave the company facing difficult questions about the...
Boeing-backed contest for personal flying machines gets off the ground WATCH
The GoFly contest’s 10 first-stage winners, who submitted designs on paper, each received $20,000. They are expected to produce working prototypes next year.
747 makes last bittersweet flight for a U.S. commercial airline
The Boeing 747, long known as ‘The Queen of the Skies,’ is done ferrying passengers for U.S. carriers. The final flight with Delta Air Lines...
That cheap airfare you just got? It may exclude basics like overhead bin space | Travel Wise
It’s not enough to look for the cheapest airfare anymore, when airlines are increasingly dividing and subdividing their cabins and charging separately for what used...
Your dog works as a model? Don’t quit your day job.
All owners think their pets are cute, but only a rare few of those cute pets make it in modeling.
Too hot to fly? Climate change may disrupt air travel
As the global climate changes, disruptions are likely to become more frequent, researchers say, potentially making air travel costlier and less predictable and with a...