Ask the Expert: No down payment?
We want to buy a house right now. We can easily afford a mortgage payment, but we don’t have a 20 percent down payment. What are our options? The short…
Month: January 2018
Pop the cork on the bubbly! It’s a great time to sell (and buy)
Everything is coming up champagne and roses for home sellers in 2018 as experts predict more home sales and rising home prices as Millennials appear to…
Airline fees taking flight
Air travel is very convenient for those who need to cover great distances in a hurry. Although airfares have trended downward in recent years, the number…
Cruises go for virtual reality
Cruise vacation fans will soon be in for high tech treats as companies go big for virtual reality. You might say cruises are already a kind of virtual…
Private island vacationing for the rest of us
Every family approaches vacations a little differently, but everyone is trying to escape the daily grind and find a place to relax, usually with lots of…
Bill Gates’ smart city
As innovation continues its march into the future, many wealthy individuals and professional investors are looking for ways to build a city from the…
Google gave internet to 100,000 people in Puerto Rico
The recent devastation caused by the hurricanes in Puerto Rico unveiled a massive problem with modern society’s dependence on instant, long-distance…
Wasting the time of email scammers
The average person deals with an incredible amount of email throughout their workday and having to deal with email spam and scammers can add further…
Quark fusion releases eight times the energy of nuclear fusion
The dream of a near-limitless source of clean energy through nuclear fusion has been the dream of many scientists for years, but practical application has…
Where are the parrots?
The beautiful and endangered Puerto Rican parrot should begin nesting this month in tree cavities throughout the El Yunque National Forest. Except the…