October 2018

Mortgage rates hit 7-year highs – 30-year at 4.9%

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates leaped this week to their highest levels in seven years amid global anxiety over rising interest rates that has gripped financial markets. Costs for would-be homebuyers are climbing. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages jumped to an average 4.90 percent this week from 4.71 percent last week. That's the highest level for the...

Florida offers some owners up to $10K for septic-tank upgrade

  The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a Septic Upgrade Incentive Program to improve water quality and protect Florida's springs. The program encourages homeowners to enhance their conventional septic systems by adding advanced features to reduce nitrogen pollution. This Septic Upgrade Incentive Program can offset the cost of an upgrade by providing certified...

Catching Up on the Disney Skyliner Transportation System Coming to Disney World

If you like to keep tabs on what's coming to Walt Disney World, you might have heard something about the new gondola-style transportation headed to the resort! We've been regularly checking for updates on the aptly named Disney Skyliner System and keeping an eye on construction progress as we hop around the resort, because — let's face it — a gondola ride at Disney World sounds toadally awesome!...

‘Aladdin’: Disney’s live-action version looks epic

  Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” won’t arrive until May 24, 2019, but a new trailer suggests the film’s epic sweep. The camera moves over the desert before shifting into a mammoth cave where Aladdin (Mena Massoud) reaches out for the lamp. And that’s all, folks. “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess...

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