One Person Has Died and Dozens More Have Been Burned by Small Tabletop Fire Pits That Shoot Flames Without Warning, Regulators Now Warn

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  Federal regulators have issued two separate warnings this year telling consumers to stop using tabletop fire pits immediately, after one death and dozens of burn injuries tied to a hazard called “flame jetting,” in which the small, alcohol-fueled pits can shoot flames or spray burning fuel without warning. The warnings, covering the Houswise and … Read more

More Than 554,000 Kobalt Cordless Trimmers, Blowers and Chainsaws Sold at Lowe’s Are Being Pulled From Garages After 34 Batteries Caught Fire

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More than 554,000 Kobalt cordless trimmers, blowers, mowers, chainsaws, and pruning saws sold at Lowe’s are being pulled back after 34 reports of their batteries smoking, sparking, or catching fire while charging, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s July 9, 2026 recall. The tools themselves were sold from January through May 2026, meaning a … Read more

New Hampshire Just Recorded Its First Ever Sighting of an Invasive Bug That Destroys Maple Trees and Grapevines in Every State It Reaches Next

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New Hampshire has confirmed its first-ever spotted lanternfly detection, found in Salem this week, according to the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture. The invasive insect, which feeds on and damages maple trees and grapevines wherever it establishes itself, has now spread to 19 states and Washington, D.C. since it first turned up in Pennsylvania in … Read more

House Flippers Are Finally Making More Money on Renovated Homes Again After Seven Straight Quarters of Shrinking Profits Across Nearly Every Market

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Twenty-five point four percent. That’s the average return house flippers pocketed on a renovated home in the first quarter of 2026 — the first time that number has gone up in nearly two years, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q1 2026 U.S. Home Flipping Report. It followed seven consecutive quarters of shrinking margins, a stretch … Read more

1,250 Murphy Beds Sold Through a Major Online Furniture Retailer Can Collapse While Someone Is Still Putting Them Together, Crushing Whoever Stands Underneath

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About 1,250 Merax Murphy beds are being recalled after the wall-bed frame was found to fall onto people during assembly or disassembly, posing what the Consumer Product Safety Commission describes as “deadly impact, crush and laceration hazards.” The beds were sold by GigaCloud Technology USA through Amazon, Home Depot, Wayfair, Walmart, Target, Overstock, Temu, and … Read more

Tying a Bundle of Cinnamon Sticks to the Front Door With Ribbon Is Becoming the Easiest Way Homeowners Scent Their Entryway Every Fall Season

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A cinnamon broom is nothing more than a handful of cinnamon sticks bundled together with twine or ribbon, but it has turned into one of the most dependable pieces of fall decor on the internet. Every September, the how-to resurfaces on TikTok’s discover feed, and every September, homeowners who swore they wouldn’t bother end up … Read more

Every Homeowner Locking In a Mortgage This Week Is Paying More After Overseas Oil Strikes Pushed the Average 30 Year Rate Up to 6.759 Percent

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The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.759% on September 1 — its third straight daily increase — after fresh military strikes in the Middle East sent oil prices higher and dragged bond yields up with them, according to The Mortgage Reports’ daily rate survey. That’s the highest mortgage rates have climbed … Read more

Four Out of Every Ten Homes Listed for Sale Right Now Have Already Had Their Asking Price Cut at Least Once as Sellers Scramble to Compete for Buyers

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Just over 41% of active single-family home listings nationwide had their asking price cut at least once during the week ending August 7, according to HousingWire’s weekly market data. That’s 41.44%, to be precise, nearly identical to the 41.85% recorded during the same week in 2025, which was itself a record pace for price reductions. … Read more

Pending Home Sales Just Sank to Their Lowest Point of the Entire Year, Signaling a Rough Autumn Ahead for Anyone Trying to Sell a House Right Now

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  Pending home sales fell 2.3% in July, dragging the National Association of Realtors’ index down to 71.2, its lowest reading since January, according to NAR’s own report, published August 18, 2026. Pending sales track homes that are under contract but haven’t closed yet, which makes the index a leading indicator — a signal of … Read more

Bright Clashing Colors Are Replacing Beige Walls in Living Rooms Nationwide as Homeowners Chase a New Aesthetic Now Being Called Dopamine Decor

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  Millennial gray is losing its grip on American living rooms. In its place: red armchairs, iridescent coffee tables, and dog-shaped lamps in cobalt blue. The style has a name now, dopamine decor, and it’s built on the idea that saturated, joyful color can do something for a room, and the person sitting in it, … Read more