A typical week for Diana Carter, a 34-year-old entrepreneur with three kids based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and her husband, involves coordinating day care drop-offs and pick-ups for their middle child.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg: They also homeschool their oldest son and have family stop by multiple times weekly to help care...Read more

While the Bay Area might have seen a second summer in September, home sales were already cooling down.

Home sales in the nine-county region hit their lowest level since March, declining 9.4% from a month earlier, even as mortgage rates trended down, according to recent data from the California Association of Realtors. The average rate for a 30-...Read more

A larger share of women than men aren’t saving for their future selves and could be losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars over their lifetime as a result.

More than a quarter of women (26%) working full-time, part-time or looking for employment didn’t contribute to their retirement savings between August 2023 and 2024, compared to ...Read more

When most people in the Bay Area think of San Benito County, California, they imagine rolling ranch lands, majestic condors at Pinnacles National Park and the 227-year-old Spanish mission at San Juan Bautista, which was featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1958 film “Vertigo.”

But increasingly they also see the rustic county 5 miles ...Read more

Nearly half of all Americans have credit card debt. And more than half of all Americans say they use AI regularly. Which gives me an idea!

What if AI could help you tackle credit card debt?

Credit card debt is complicated and can easily become overwhelming in the face of mounting interest charges. At the same time, we keep hearing about all ...Read more

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles' past. In this series , we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future.

LOS ANGELES — Like most families stuck at home during the pandemic, psychologist Angel Black and her husband, philosophy professor Tim Black, struggled with maintaining their careers ...Read more

Californians moving to Nevada earn about a third more than in-state residents who didn’t move, according to a new study by the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

So, it’s pretty clear the data shows the Silver State can’t compete with the Golden State’s purchasing power, said Nicholas Irwin, the report’s author and research director for ...Read more

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California — Seen from above, the industrial-scale warehouses straddling Interstate 215 where it intersects Mead Valley shimmer like a sprawling lake of white concrete boxes.

In this unincorporated Riverside County community, the big-box distribution hubs responsible for fulfilling online shopping orders have long been ...Read more

Many people have dreams of a HGTV, house-flipping fairytale to earn big profits, but not everyone wants to renovate a fixer-upper or be a landlord.

Luckily, there’s a host of investment options that can be less hands-on so even the most novice wannabe real estate mogul can succeed. Investing several thousand in real estate funds, putting down...Read more

After pushback at the prospect of Chicago’s Greyhound bus station closing, the company that owns the intercity bus line says it plans to stay at the site a little bit longer.

Greyhound’s lease at the station on Harrison Street near downtown was set to expire Sunday, sparking months of efforts to find a suitable alternate site to serve bus ...Read more

Within a few years, the Las Vegas Sphere won’t be the only Sphere in the world.

New York-based Sphere Entertainment Co. announced Tuesday that an agreement has been reached by the company with the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi, known as DCT Abu Dhabi, that a second Sphere will be built in the United Arab Emirates.

The company ...Read more

One of downtown Los Angeles' familiar tenants is pulling up stakes as the office rental market continues to contract from shrinking occupancy stoked by the pandemic.

Financial services firm Wedbush Securities has begun its move from a prominent office tower to Pasadena, where it will occupy much smaller offices meant to accommodate employees...Read more

While growing up in the Bay Area, Michelle Hailey never imagined leaving it. But these days, as the West Oakland property manager grapples with increases in taxes and living expenses, and passes homeless encampments almost daily, she feels differently.

“I sometimes have dreams of the moving truck pulling up to get me out of here,” said ...Read more

Doesn’t it feel like summer break just began? Yet here we are again. Fall’s arrival means kids have settled into a new school year with new teachers, new clothes and a new “attitude” for parents and kids alike, to start on the right foot.

Yet it’s hard for any of us to find footing in an increasingly polarized and isolated world. The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- It was 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, 2019, and Phil Hinch was in his bed, "dead to the world," when he heard someone pounding on the door of his Porter Ranch home. His wife, Margaret, was on a business trip in New York; their two young children were in their rooms, fast asleep.

The porch was empty when he groggily opened his front door,...Read more