Get your home ready for fall with these 6 maintenance activities

Fall is here, and that means things are getting colder and your home needs to get ready. FOX 5 real estate expert John Adams shares these six chores that are all best accomplished earlier in the fall rather than later.

Renovations soar during COVID-19 home value boom

Home values have jumped 10, 15, and even 20% in the last 12 months. Yet many have decided to stay put during this tumultuous time.

Most rental assistance has still not gone out, feds report

The latest data shows that the pace of distribution increased in July over June and that nearly a million households have been helped.

Planning that fall home refresh with Sunset Paints

Painting on a canvas can be a relaxing pastime -- but painting your home? That's a different story.

CDC eviction moratorium left in place by Supreme Court

The court on Tuesday rejected a plea by landlords to end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium on evicting millions of tenants who aren't paying rent during the coronavirus pandemic.

Owner of 'Flintstone House' settles lawsuit with California town

The California town called the towering dinosaurs and life-size sculptures “a highly visible eyesore” and sued the owner, alleging she violated local codes when she put dinosaur sculptures in the backyard and made other landscaping changes.

Airbnb bans certain new listings as COVID-19 eviction moratorium set to end

Airbnb announced a new initiative in hopes of better protecting renters as the CDC’s eviction moratorium is set to expire later this month.

Thieves swiping lumber from construction sites

If you've done any DIY projects over the past several months you know the price of lumber has gone through the roof. Now police say thieves are swiping lumber from new home construction sites.

'Darth Vader House' hits Houston market, on sale for $4.3 million

You don’t know the power of the dark side! But for $4.3 million, you most likely will as one massive Houston home just hit the market.

Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against apartment where daughter drowned

A little girl, her brother, and other neighborhood children were playing in a DeKalb County creek near their home after school one cold January afternoon in 2019. A branch broke while the kids climbed trees, sending 6-year-old Damaria Hooten into 6-feet-deep water.

Phoenix couple finds two-way mirror in their home in viral TikTok

A Phoenix couple discovered a two-way mirror in their home after living in it for a year, as well as several cameras. None of the cameras were connected, however.

Buckhead residents are upset over mansion rented for ticketed parties

One home in the Buckhead area of Atlanta was spotlighted on TMZ. The neighbors complain that the profile did not make them proud but frustrated. The broadcast showed a mansion packed with young people partying.

Douglas County residents up in arms over proposed property tax hike

A property tax rate increase of 18.45% is being proposed in Douglas County as a means of generating much needed revenue to balance the 2020-21 budget.

200-square-foot ‘shed’ renting for $1,050 a month in California

A rental listing in San Diego received some backlash from locals who say the rental illustrates how bad the cost of living has become in the city.