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Fischer: Red hot summer, thanks to appraisal aggravation

One-hundred degrees outside, but a cool and comfortable 72 inside, should have made for a pleasant morning. Not today. Although the temperature gauge read 72, my blood was boiling. I had just spent the entire previous day ensuring FHA appraisal-required repairs were complete on a vacant listing ...

NWAOR: First-time Homebuyers Assistance Program now available

Homebuying just got a little easier for some Utah families. That’s because Utah Housing Corp. has rolled out a new program that could provide approximately 2,500 qualifying buyers with up to $20,000 for down payment assistance and other homebuying costs. The Utah Legislature directed Utah ...

Tech Matters: How to use Google’s Enhanced Safe Mode

Gmail users: Have you seen a pop-up message from Google offering the option to activate an enhanced security mode? While it’s not a new feature, Google has decided to bring it to the attention of its 1.8 billion users. Perhaps it is a response to the check mark system hack identified in June ...

Sunday Drive: All-electric in the 2023 Mercedes EQE 500 4Matic SUV

Going all-electric for a week can be both thrilling and nerve-wracking, as we have discovered in our past experiences. As manufacturers race to introduce plug-in vehicles to their lineups, the Mercedes EQE marks the sixth all-electric car we have test-driven for an entire week here in ...

Fischer: Take it from me, we aren’t headed for a housing crash

Most of us know the sickening sound of metal crunching against metal from unfortunate personal experience. Statistically, the average person will crash their car at least three to four times in a lifetime. While it may not be something to brag about, I am way above average in this category. In ...

Tech Matters: First steps to regulate AI in hiring process

Artificial intelligence-based tools for recruiters have gained great popularity over the past several years, along with a growing concern that they perpetuate bias in the hiring process and, in some instances, just plain don’t work. Federal legislators are looking to regulate AI tools used ...

Layin’ It on the Line: Social isolation and its effect on quality of life

Social isolation can happen to anyone at any age. Many of our young people socially isolate via their cellphones, and it can continue through every stage of life. The impact it can have on us as humans has a direct correlation to the quality of life for individuals experiencing it. As a state ...