A prominent Republican donor has swooped in on a luxurious mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, offering its owners a whopping $28 million for the enormous property—on one very significant condition: that they vacate their home of more than 25 years in less than a week. Doug “Papa Doug” Manchester, a property investor who hails … Read more
The first major snowstorm of the 2025-2026 season has hit the U.S., well before many were prepared. Cool winds sweeping over the warm Great Lakes are sparking the season’s first significant round of snow, with what’s called “lake-effect snow” clobbering the Chicago area and Indiana Monday morning. Some parts of Northwest Indiana saw more than … Read more
Mortgage rates pulled back Thursday to their lowest level in over a year, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time this year as the government shutdown neared the one-month mark and major companies announced mass layoffs. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans fell to 6.17% for the … Read more