Home inspections down, housing market hot

Prospective home buyers are sometimes offering tens of thousands of dollars over the listing price – and are still being rejected because they want a home inspection.

Protecting yourself from sextortion
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Shame and fear can be dangerous weapons when used by scammers to extort money. Most of the time, these threats have no basis in reality.

US housing market booms as buyers enter bidding wars amid low supply

“The housing market is hot. Very hot,” National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told FOX Television Stations. But Yun predicts that things could soon cool down.

Competitive new, used car market in Wisconsin
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The market for new and used cars is red hot in southeast Wisconsin, leaving some customers exhausted.

Trader Joe's ditches mask mandate for vaccinated customers

Trader Joe's grocery stores will no longer be requiring masks for vaccinated customers in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to the company's website.

Hand sanitizer recall: FDA says Medically Minded brand found to contain methanol

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a bulletin on Thursday warning consumers of a potentially lethal batch of hand sanitizer which was found to contain methanol.

Contact 6 April refunds total thousands
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Hours on hold with customer service. Weeks spent waiting for an email back from a business. These are reasons people wrote to Contact 6 in April.

Kidde recalls smoke alarms, combination carbon monoxide detectors over risk of alert failure

Smoke alarm manufacturer Kidde has recalled as many as 226,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said they could possibly fail at alerting consumers of threats.

Company paying 'nap reviewers' $1,500 each for research

Mattress review company Eachnight is offering to pay five people $1,500 each to take naps every day for 30 days.

Hershey, Frito-Lay issue recalls over undeclared allergens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted two separate notices regarding Hershey's Chocolate Shell Topping due to undeclared almonds and Frito-Lay's Ruffles All Dressed potato chips due to potential undeclared milk ingredients.

Kidde smoke alarm recall; can fail to alert of fire

This recall involves Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms.

‘Historically’ high lumber prices adding more than $35K on average to new home price tag

While many businesses have slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the home-building industry has seen a boom — but it could be at risk due to a lumber shortage that has triggered skyrocketing prices for the material.

Peloton recalls treadmills after child’s death, dozens of reported injuries

In a major reversal, Peloton on Wednesday announced voluntary recalls of its Tread+ and Tread treadmill machines after dozens of reports of injuries and one child’s death.

Hyundai recall: Possible engine fires for over 390K vehicles

Hyundai is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada for two problems that can cause engine fires.

Milwaukee airport expects more summer travel
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There will be more flights in the air and more passengers on planes by the summer of 2021.

You can now test yourself for the coronavirus at home
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For $24, you can now test yourself for the coronavirus at home and get results in 15 minutes. No prescription is required.

Costco warns customers about 13 online scams

The company posted 13 screenshots of "prominent fraudulent emails, texts, and posts" that Costco says are currently circulating the internet.