Monthly Archives: October 2019

Nearly half of homeowners are worried about climate change

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Yet only 18 percent are willing to pay higher insurance premiums to protect their homes, according to a new Value Penguin survey. Continue reading →

Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Ennis House sells for $18M

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One of Wright’s most iconic masterpieces, the Mayan-inspired Ennis House, has sold for $18 million to an unidentified buyer. Continue reading →

Agent cutting, like TV cord cutting, is hitting industry hard

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Real estate is experiencing its version of cord-cutting, as more consumers go directly to the listing agent to buy a home. Continue reading →

An Afternoon in a Cemetery

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On an unseasonably hot day in June when the temperature was forecast to be in the 90s, I packed several bottles of water, snacks and a couple of books on death (conveniently, my shelves are full of them) and drove to Oakland Cemetery in a historic neig… Continue reading →

LISTEN: How to Find Financial Advice You Can Trust

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It’s not very hard to find a financial adviser to help you prepare for retirement. But finding one you can trust? That can be tough. The first episode of the new Friends Talk Money podcast offers guidance — and a couple of scary stories. (You can liste… Continue reading →

A Delay in Getting Hearing Aids Can Mean More than Hearing Trouble

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A few years ago, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine gave us yet another reason to worry about getting Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias: They demonstrated an association between hearing loss and cognitive decline. Spec… Continue reading →