Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Since the pandemic housing boom fizzled out in the summer of 2022, some overheated parts of the country—particularly in the West, Southwest, and Southeast—have experienced home price declines from their peak (see this map). While many of these markets have seen only modest drops, a few metro areas, such as Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida, and Austin, have undergone what I’d consider “material” home price corrections, falling 18.9% and 27.3%, respectively, from their peaks. These regional home price declines raise the question: How many…
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If you own an Apple computer, you need to be aware of an increasingly common scam going around that could allow a bad actor to gain control of your Mac. It’s known as the “copy-paste” scam, and it has been perpetrated so often that earlier this year, Apple added safeguards to help unsuspecting users avoid becoming victims. Here’s what you need to know about the Apple copy-paste scam, and how you can protect yourself against it. What is the Apple copy-paste scam? The Apple copy-paste scam is a tactic scammers use to trick you into granting them remote access to…
There’s a version of career advice that often gets handed down: Find your passion early, specialize fast, build your personal brand. It’s tidy, and looks good on paper, but it bears almost no resemblance to how most successful careers actually unfold. Mine certainly didn’t go that way. What I’ve come to believe, after 25 years of leading technology companies through growth and transformation, is that the thing most likely to determine your trajectory isn’t your credentials or your clarity of vision. It’s your willingness to say yes, even before you feel ready. I left school at 16 without a grand…
Hustle culture is built on the toxic lie that the human body is an unlimited resource. In the entrepreneurial world, we are conditioned to believe that success is directly proportional to how much sleep we sacrifice, how many fires we personally extinguish, and how hard we can push through physical exhaustion. But when you live with a chronic illness, that math breaks down completely. Your cellular composition doesn’t care about Q4 targets, shifting algorithm metrics, or client deadlines. It forces a hard boundary. I know because I tried to fight against this reality. In 2015, while still a college student,…
Debates over what visitors will see and experience in the nation’s capital city have taken center stage as Americans prepare to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. For President Donald J. Trump, the event inspired a massive redevelopment project. Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has argued that Washington, D.C., needs serious renovation. To date, the president’s beautification projects include repainting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “American flag blue,” demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make room for the construction of a large ballroom, and plans for a 250-foot-tall “triumphal arch” near…
Fireworks, BBQs, parades . . . oh my! The biggest summer holiday in America is extra special this year, as this Fourth of July marks the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. This means it is essentially a huge milestone birthday for the nation. Since the big day falls on a Saturday this year, many organizations will observe it on Friday, July 3. What is open and closed under these circumstances can be confusing, so read on to find out where to grab some last-minute sunscreen. What exactly does the Fourth of July celebrate? The Fourth…
This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S. military is closing in on its high-energy laser weapon of choice for counter-drone missions. Now it needs the vehicles to support it. With the demise of its Stryker-based Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense program, the U.S. Army has focused its ground-based laser weapon efforts on light tactical vehicles. AV’s 20-kilowatt LOCUST Laser Weapon System has already been operationally tested aboard both the infantry squad vehicle (ISV) and the joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV) through the Army Multi-Purpose High…
Everyone has encountered unnecessary company swag—from branded pens to an endless supply of canvas tote bags. But babies born July 2 through the end of the year may receive a surprising branded moment: a Freedom 250 Social Security card. At a glance, the commemorative card, rolled out as part of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary celebration, looks like any regular Social Security card. But upon close inspection, the limited-edition version features the logo of Freedom 250—a public-private organization the Trump administration established to help with the semiquincentennial programming—in one of its corners. While it may seem just a patriotic gesture and…
What makes a design “American?” That’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves as the United States nears 250 years of existence. In that time, the country has been defined through objects, ideas, and systems that, if not born in the U.S., at least reside here spiritually and culturally. But American design is a deeply personal thing. The country has protected its individualistic streak, sometimes at staggering costs—so one person’s beliefs about what is quintessentially American could vastly differ from those of their neighbors. It made us wonder: What do designers—the people who shape our current world—see as the designs that…
Beneficial State Bank is in a bind. As a certified B Corporation, the Oakland, California-based community development bank is built around social justice, climate accountability, and financial success without funding fossil fuels or private prisons. Artificial intelligence could help it meet those goals and make lending more inclusive. But using it requires some ethical gymnastics. Until now, Terra Neilson, Beneficial State Bank’s chief impact officer, says it was easy to put AI in the “unethical” category. Its environmental footprint and social harms are regular headlines. But a recent project complicated that view. Neilson says the bank just extended a pilot…