This hefty tax benefit for homeowners hangs in the balance
It's often the biggest pot of gold available to any homeowner, yet its fate remains unclear under the main tax code overhaul plans proposed so far on Capitol Hill. The...
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Culture flourishes when it’s all shook up
In July 1954, a 19-year-old Memphis truck driver recorded at Sun Studio the song "That's All Right." When a local disc jockey promised to play it, the truck driver tuned...
A political ax murder on Pennsylvania Avenue
WASHINGTON — It was implausible that FBI Director James Comey was fired in May 2017 for actions committed in July 2016 — the rationale contained in the memo by Deputy...
Cook County homeowner sues Zillow for low ‘Zestimate’
It was bound to happen: A homeowner has filed suit against online realty giant Zillow, claiming the company's controversial "Zestimate" tool repeatedly undervalued her home, creating a "tremendous road block"...
How’s Trump doing? Surprisingly ‘normalized’ but still scary.
With near unanimity, my "never-Trump" friends confess a sense of relief. It could have been worse. They thought it would be worse. A deep apprehension still endures but the international...
Good news for homebuyers saddled with student debt
Here's some good news for homebuyers and owners burdened with costly student loans: Mortgage investor Fannie Mae just made sweeping rule changes that should make it easier for you to...
The decision Bill Clinton made that cost Hillary the election
So now it can be told: Bill Clinton cost his wife the presidency. Almost three hours into a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey...
Across the globe, populism is on pause
Yesterday's conventional wisdom: A wave of insurgent populism is sweeping the West, threatening its foundational institutions — the European Union, the Western alliance, even liberal democracy itself. Today's conventional wisdom...
The bumpy road to adulthood for 20-somethings and 30-somethings
Growing up isn't what it used to be. There's a yawning gap between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood: a period when millions of 20-somethings and 30-somethings...
Make sure home inspectors play by the rules
Most homebuyers and sellers don't think much about what might derail their purchase or sale. But here's a sobering fact: 1 of every 20 sales contracts blows up along the...