The record low in May didn't keep new home sales from jumping in June. Ever since the end of the homebuyers tax credit, new home sales have gone down a lot which makes June nevertheless the second lowest on record. People believe the post-tax-credit slump hasn't been as bad as predicted and is almost over. ...

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If you give land away, people will build. Or at least that's the hope. Beatrice, Neb., once provided public domain lands to pioneering farmers via the Homestead Act of 1862. Times were simpler then. Small towns like Beatrice are forced to adopt legislation like the Homestead Act of 2010, where free land is given in ...

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The traditional image that comes to mind when contemplating the Ford Explorer is trailblazing SUV. The Explorer took up the mantle of the Bronco and brought SUV power to the public at large. Yet as CrunchGear reports, fuel economy has made the former beast something of an SUV crossover dream. That's the new 2011 Ford ...

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A federal drilling moratorium was proposed as a result of oil spill within the Gulf of Mexico 2010. The drilling ban has been loudly criticized by the oil industry. But four oil companies have joined forces to convince the government to cancel the drilling moratorium. Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell are committing ...

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A huge consortium of media and technology companies have announced the launch of UltraViolet. By acting as a "digital movie locker," UltraViolet wants to help customers see a movie they have purchased on multiple devices. UltraViolet has a huge list of supporters, but a competitor called KeyChest is already on the horizon. UltraViolet makes use of ...

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