Video appears to show New York City bomb suspect buying fuse at a fireworks store

NEW YORK — Newly released surveillance video appears to show a man buying a fuse at a fireworks store days before authorities say he and another man brought homemade bombs to a protest outside the New York City mayor’s residence. Emir Balat, 18, visited a Phantom Fireworks store near his suburban Philadelphia home on March … Read more

House hunting? Here’s what to know as the spring buying season arrives.

Aspiring home buyers can look forward to a modestly more favorable real estate market heading into the spring house-hunting season. Although home prices remain historically elevated, purchase costs are growing more slowly. According to Redfin data, median home prices in January rose at an annual rate of 1.1%, down from 4.1% a year ago. “Conditions are … Read more

House hunting? Here’s what to know as the spring buying season arrives.

Aspiring home buyers can look forward to a modestly more favorable real estate market heading into the spring house-hunting season. Although home prices remain historically elevated, purchase costs are growing more slowly. According to Redfin data, median home prices in January rose at an annual rate of 1.1%, down from 4.1% a year ago. “Conditions are … Read more

Bipartisan bill aims to block big investors from buying single-family homes

A bipartisan duo — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley — is teaming up on legislation that would ban large investment firms from snapping up single-family homes, a measure they say is aimed at the country’s housing affordability crunch. The bill is set to be introduced on Thursday, two days after President … Read more