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The company is asking for an additional 11% on top of a 17% rate increase after the Los Angeles fires. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. Originally Published: May 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM PDT

Southern California home prices are barely budging. In April, the average home price across the six-county Southern California region rose 0.4% from March to $884,981, according to data from Zillow. Compared with April 2024, values are up only 0.7%.Economists and real estate agents say a variety of factors are putting a lid on home prices,

A chalet-style house in Bartlett, a condo in Royal Oak and a brick house in Minneapolis.Kelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenKelsea AllenBartlett, N.H. | $499,000A chalet-style house built in 1977, on 0.8 acresThis three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom house is in a neighborhood of Alpine-inspired homes within a 20-minute drive of hiking, skiing and

As we evolve our gardens to be more ecologically focused, let’s set an intention of abundance — as in brimming with color and texture, yes, but also brimming with life.Compared to more traditional, formal landscapes, such native-plant-forward designs are often labeled looser, naturalistic or wildish, all perfectly accurate descriptors.But the word “abundance” really gets at

A quaint Midwestern town of brick-and-mortar shops founded 189 years ago is evolving from its longstanding reputation as a sleepy bedroom community to an increasingly popular enclave for professionals seeking to trade big-city life for a thriving suburb.Since the pandemic, the city of Elmhurst, Ill., west of Chicago, has experienced an uptick in families moving

A quaint Midwestern town of brick-and-mortar shops founded 189 years ago is evolving from its longstanding reputation as a sleepy bedroom community to an increasingly popular enclave for professionals seeking to trade big-city life for a thriving suburb.Since the pandemic, the city of Elmhurst, Ill., west of Chicago, has experienced an uptick in families moving