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Six months after settling into her home in northeast Minneapolis, Susan Snyder finished the move a couple of weekends ago. She completed the task by having it blessed. "The house...

Strolling down Miami's Ocean Drive, Steve Toffoli's eyes dart toward the eye candy. "Check out this one," he says, pausing by an Art Deco hotel. "These two on the side...

Varying the types of push-ups you perform will continue to challenge your muscles and keep boredom at bay. A push-up you may not be performing is the tap push-up. Get...

Leasing a car used to be an easy road, but $4-a-gallon gasoline has put that option -- along with the U.S. auto industry -- into an oil-slicked skid. Chrysler Financial...

A favorite "Simpsons" episode of mine is "Realty Bites," which features Marge as an agent who is chided by Red Jacket Realty broker Lionel Hutz for having a "no-pressure approach."...

Q: We have a modified two-story home. The carpet in the upstairs bedrooms has a dark 1-inch stain on the edge above our garage. Our carpet is 18 years old,...

1. Partner bashing Bashing the one you are supposed to love seems to have become a national pastime. One person in a group can start in, and then everyone else...

After a rash of consumer complaints, the federal agency charged with regulating savings and loan institutions has issued guidance warning lenders they could not arbitrarily change the terms of home-equity...

Q: I always look forward to the end of summer when we can open up our house and enjoy the cooling outdoor breezes. However, I'm concerned about this flow of...

Patricia Lewis likes to start her mornings with meditation. The 20 to 30 minutes that it takes, she says, sets the tone for the entire day. "It's just sitting and...