Tag: Explainer

A man conducting a roof inspection on a house.
  • Home Home

Homebuyer gets insurance quote, then learns older roof could still sink the policy

A grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter.
  • Business Business

Florida grandmother says helping her daughter's family forced a retirement reset

A row of modern houses with various exterior colors and architectural details.
  • Business Business

Utah buyer under contract on $455,000 house asks if it's affordable, then commenters do the math

A person repairs a water heater, using a screwdriver in a tight space with visible pipes and wires.
  • Home Home

Homeowner hit with $230 bill after 20-minute tankless water heater fix, but pros say it's fair

Three images showing: 1. A historic building in Lowell, Massachusetts, with a chimney and pathways. 2. A person by a river with industrial buildings in the background. 3. A park under heavy rain with benches and trees.
  • Tech Tech

Scientist says Massachusetts must prepare for stronger river floods as rain intensifies

A car remote on a pile of hundred-dollar bills.
  • Business Business

EV owner saw insurance rise from $1,180 to $1,690, and drivers say battery age isn't why

A man and a woman express doubt while examining a document while seated at a table with papers and a cup.
  • Business Business

First-time homebuyer gets approved for $440,000, then sees $3,600 mortgage would eat half their pay

A rain-soaked street with a visible storm drain under shallow water.
  • Business Business

Texas city delays $4 stormwater fee as $210 million in drainage needs loom

A "For Sale" sign is displayed in front of a residential home.
  • Home Home

Utah home prices climb again, leaving 91% of renters locked out of buying

A glacier in Nepal.
  • Tech Tech

Scientists say warming destabilized Nepal glacier before collapse that killed 1,300

A reservoir during a drought.
  • Tech Tech

England needs 120% of normal rainfall by April to end drought, research says

A man walks in a parking lot while another hand retrieves cash from an ATM.
  • Business Business

New York woman loses $60,000 after fake bank text sends her to a street-corner handoff

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