What type of home renovation contract is right for you?
A renovator may propose one of three common types of contract: traditional, lump-sum; design-build; or construction management, writes Dave Wilkes.

A renovator may propose one of three common types of contract: traditional, lump-sum; design-build; or construction management, writes Dave Wilkes.
It’s critical to know, when you sign a listing agreement, you’re entering into a binding contract with the brokerage, not the agent, says Joe Richer.
Kristen Coutts thinks $80,000-redo would have cost double if she’d hired a contractor. She learned basic skills, power tools online … and by doing.
The killing of a troubled man in a New York City subway car earlier this week has ignited a political firestorm. The battle is not the usual partisan fight between Democrats and Republicans, but instead a struggle between progressives and more centrist members of the Democratic Party. At issue is the response to the killing...
The Eastern U.S. and the Caribbean could see less threat from hurricanes this fall — as the Pacific Coast sees more. Those are just two possible ramifications if the tropical Pacific slips back into the warmer half of a key climatic pattern — something that seems likely, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The U.N....
U.S. children's test scores in social studies, math and reading have all plummeted since the beginning of the pandemic, raising grave concerns about students' future. Eighth graders’ scores in U.S. history and civics were both down to where they were back in the 1990s, according to the Nation’s Report Card, released by the National Assessment...
The CEO explains how the “26.2” initiative, part of the “Gonna Need Milk” campaign, aims to rewrite the rules of sports sponsorship.
In the United States, Formula 1, Haas Racing and MoneyGram are all bound by one common trait: potential. Before 2022, Formula 1 never hosted more than one event in the U.S. in a year--if it held one at all. Since the race circuit's Drive to Survive series caught viewers' attention on Netflix during the pandemic,...
Following last year's stunning Kentucky Derby upset by 80-1 long shot Rich Strike, NBC Sports and moving and storage company Pods saw an opportunity. Pods is now the presenting sponsor of NBC Sports' Championship Season collection, kicking off Saturday from Churchill Downs. The multi-faceted campaign, "NBC Sports Championship Season Moved by Pods," will be featured...
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PacWest and other regional banks with large commercial real estate holdings (CRE) are under increasing pressure, as working from home reduces values of CRE.
Is it possible to get ahead of unintended consequences?
Inside a vault at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles lies a microscopic population of immense value—the repository for vernal pool fairy shrimp.
There have been more Mexicans coming to Canada for asylum than Mexican irregular migrants crossing into the U.S. via the northern border.
A man who venerates the past now must update an ancient institution. He might start flexing its muscles along the way.
India has been mulling a mandatory recall law for substandard drugs since 1976, and yet no law exists to this day.
From the highest-ranking executives to the most innovative entrepreneurs, a who’s who of the beauty industry have spoken at the Beauty CEO Summit since its inception. Here, we take a look back at some of the buzziest moments.
The collection is dubbed "Flowers," but the television personality donned a blush-colored slip.
Iranian-American writer Azar Nafisi’s classic memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran has been adapted for the big screen with an ensemble cast led by actors Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson) and Zar Amir-Ebrahimi (Holy Spider). The pic is an Italian-Israeli co-production directed by Eran Riklis (Lemon Tree) from a screenplay by Marjorie David. Production took place in Italy. […]
Jill Biden will become the first U.S. first lady to attend the coronation of a British monarch on Saturday.