Samantha is an editor who covers all topics home-related including home improvement and repair. She edited home repair and design content at websites like The Spruce and HomeAdvisor. She also has ...

If you want to tap into your home equity but don't want to make monthly payments like with a HELOC or a home equity loan, you may want to think about a home equity investment (HEI) contract. HEIs, ...

No one said owning a home is cheap: Routine repairs and maintenance average more than $8,800 a year, according to a 2025 Bankrate study. To absorb some of that cost, more homeowners are relying on ...

Most home warranty companies don’t pay for repairs if a covered item malfunctions because of a lack of maintenance, rust or corrosion, or a mismatched HVAC system — but American Home Shield does. This ...

Happy Home Paradise is the first and only purchasable DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. With it came a slew of new home design features, items, special currency, and actions exclusive to the DLC.

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Home invasions, or burglaries, have been declining over the past thirty years. Forcible entry is the most common type of home invasion, accounting for 55.7% of all incidents, followed by unlawful ...

A wildfire near scenic Parker Canyon Lake has grown to more than 10,000 acres. The lake and a campground there have been closed to the public. The human-caused blaze — called the Arlene Fire — started ...

The YMCA of Central Virginia has been awarded a major federal grant to support accessibility at the Downtown YMCA branch as it modernizes and transitions into the Schewel-Clark Family YMCA. The YMCA ...

'Search Party' uses nearby Ring cameras to scan for missing pets in your yard. However it's on by default, prompting some Big Brother comparisons. Here's how to shut it down.