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4 PM production // Shutterstock Cities with the most expensive homes in the Florence metro area Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $363,946 in August, 0.0% lower than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making...
Can a landlord change a lease after it has been signed? If you’re asking, “Can a landlord change a lease after it has been signed?” you’re in the right place. Lease changes are easy to botch, and if you don’t follow the proper protocols, you could breach your contract, invite legal issues, or strain the relationship with your tenant. In this guide, TurboTenant breaks down the differences between a lease addendum and an amendment, when to void and restart agreements, best practices for modifying...
ungvar // Shutterstock Cities with the most expensive homes in the Auburn metro area Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $363,946 in August, 0.0% lower than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly...
The end of browsing: How ChatGPT is collapsing the marketing funnel Imagine you’re looking for a chicken soup recipe using Google search: You click on the first result, and instead of a recipe, you get the backstory of a grandmother's secret recipe. You scroll past ad placements, autoplay videos, 2,000 words of meandering narrative, and 62 instances of the word “chicken” before you finally arrive at the recipe. This was the internet of browsing, and things were getting dire. It relied on a qui...
4 PM production // Shutterstock Cities with the most expensive homes in the Dothan metro area Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $363,946 in August, 0.0% lower than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly...
FOTOGRIN // Shutterstock Cities with the most expensive homes in the Decatur metro area Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $363,946 in August, 0.0% lower than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payme...
FOTOGRIN // Shutterstock Cities with the most expensive homes in the Anniston metro area Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $363,946 in August, 0.0% lower than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly...
7 exercises to reduce belly fat after 40, from top trainers One sign that midlife is coming in hot is what the Internet loves to call menopause belly. Technically, it’s increased natural fat accumulation in the midsection that typically happens during midlife. In practical terms, it’s a soft, rounded pouch that makes you look bloated 24/7. If you’re finding this new soft layer of padding atop your abs, you might also have noticed that your tried-and-true exercise routine isn’t making it budge....
Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University during fall. Winston Tan // Shutterstock Best colleges in America The 2024-2025 school year saw a growing number of students at campuses nationwide. Undergraduate enrollment was up by 3.2% in the spring of 2025, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That increase is all the more noteworthy when you consider the current price tag for a college education—per the Education Data Initiative, the average cost of one year at a h...
stock art studio // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in education From hard-working teachers buying school supplies for their students to genius professors shaping future leaders, it's fair to say the field of education encompasses various jobs. It's a long-held belief that those who start a career in education do it because they love it, seeing as two of the three lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. that require a bachelor's degree are in the education sector (short-term substitute teachers and...
GaudiLab // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs Nearly 11 million Americans work as managers in the United States. A diverse field, managers can be everything from legislators to chief executives to school administrators. They can work on farms, in hospitals, in childcare centers, or at corporations. They can also earn a pretty substantial salary—the average salary is in the six figures (over $141,000 a year). But which management jobs are the most lucrative? Stacker identified the 30 ma...
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock Highest-paying jobs in health care Anybody who has taken a course in marketing, psychology, or sociology is likely familiar with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. First detailed by psychologist Andrew Maslow in his 1943 work "A Theory of Human Motivation," the hierarchy breaks down the complex network of human thoughts into a categorical triad, placing self-development at the top and security and physical health at the bottom. In setting up this pyramid, Maslow...
Policeman and police car in the background. ALDECA studio // Shutterstock Most dangerous cities in America Many American cities have long been known for crime, but while White House rhetoric reinforces this lingering image, recent data often show that these reputations are outdated. Homicide rates did increase across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, but in 2025, rates receded 15% compared to 2024—one of the largest declines in American history. Despite this, in the summer of 2025, P...
How ecommerce brands are preparing for the toughest peak season yet Based on a survey of 200 senior ecommerce leaders across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, Passport shares how tariffs, fulfillment pressures, and rising customer expectations are reshaping peak season 2025 — and the strategies brands are using to stay competitive. Peak season 2025 is shaping up to be the most complex yet for ecommerce. Rising tariffs, the end of de minimis, and higher customer expectations are pushing brands to r...
Best counties to raise a family in Alabama For people looking to find a home to raise a family in, choosing a county is an important decision. Most families place affordable homes, safe neighborhoods, a quality school system, and family-friendly activities at the top of their wish lists. Stacker compiled a list of the best counties to raise a family in Alabama using 2025 data from Niche. Niche ranks counties based on a variety of factors including cost of living, schools, health care,...
US rolls toward a ‘terrible’ government shutdown, no exit ramp in sight Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions. Lawmakers, it seems, did not learn from two earlier shutdowns that produced zero results for Republicans who tried to force their policy preferences on Democrats. The 2013 shutdown that lasted 16 days began with GOP dem...
Dousing the fire of GERD If you have an esophagus, you’ve almost certainly experienced the occasional bout of heartburn — that painful sensation that occurs when highly acidic stomach juices splash up into the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. It’s no fun, but the discomfort quickly passes. But if you have frequent heartburn — called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD — you know it can be a life-altering misery. People with GERD can experience such sharp pain it’s like they’re bei...
Do red light tickets affect insurance? The complexities of a red light violation can be confusing, especially when considering the potential impact on your car insurance rates. CheapInsurance.com breaks down what constitutes running a red light, the consequences, and how it can affect your driving record and insurance premiums. What Is a Red Light Violation? A red light violation, or “running a red light,” occurs when a driver fails to comply with traffic signals at an intersection. This is a t...
Founders are rethinking startup funding, and VC isn’t the default Venture capital may still dominate Silicon Valley headlines, but most early-stage founders aren’t relying on it to fund their businesses. A May 2025 Mercury survey of 1,500 U.S. entrepreneurs running companies less than six years old found that VC investment ranked only fifth among top funding sources, behind self-funding, business loans, revenue-based financing, and support from friends and family. In fact, Mercury reports tha...
The state of AI in sales in 2025 The strange thing about revolutions is that you often don't notice when you're in the middle of them. Consider the iPhone. When it first came out, many consumers thought it wasn't that big of a deal. (Investors felt the same — one even called it "dead on arrival.") But within weeks, that sleek little gadget stopped being a novelty and became a default. Most users now think in "iOS" — calendars, maps, messages, ideas — all neatly organized in their pockets. Apoll...
Oysters are breathing life into the Chesapeake Bay It would be a quiet and peaceful morning at the edge of the Choptank River in Cambridge, Maryland, if not for the forklifts racing around the pier, scraping 5-foot-tall metal cages along the ground as they go. It’s early May and the sun is just beginning to burn off the mid-morning haze, but the crew has been at it since dawn. Everyone is energized despite the early start, and rightfully so, because the cages are brimming with oysters bound f...
6 early crypto giveaways and what they're worth now With no real markets or user base, the first wave of cryptocurrencies needed a way to spread. The answer was simple: give the coins away. Faucets, airdrops and oddball promotions put tokens into people’s hands for free. Now, many of those giveaways rank among some of the most valuable windfalls in financial history. 6 incredible crypto giveaways From gaming tournaments to email signups, early crypto projects found creative ways to distribute t...
What is shadow AI? And how to move to strategic AI Shadow AI is the use of any AI tools without official approval, oversight, or governance. If your workplace culture (or even just some of your employees) operates under an "ask for forgiveness, not permission" model, that could mean people are trying things leadership doesn't know about. That instinct—to just go for it and deal with the fallout later—is fine when the stakes are relatively low. But when the stakes are high, that same ins...
How AI is transforming accounting Once synonymous with spreadsheets and manual ledger entries, the accounting profession is undergoing a radical shift. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping industries like healthcare, logistics and financial management. Initial fears that AI would eliminate accounting jobs overlooked its true potential. By automating repetitive tasks, AI allows accountants to focus on strategic, analytical, and advisory roles, making their work more engaging and...
Mind the Gap: Women spend over 50% more than men on mental health prescriptions Women face steeper out-of-pocket costs for mental health care than men. New data from GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, shows that women consistently spend over 50% more out of pocket on medications to treat their mental health. This spending gap is driven by higher healthcare utilization and higher rates of chronic stress among women due to a multitude of factors. Women disproportionately shoulder...
