Lower home prices vs. higher interest rates: Is it time to buy?

Is now a good time to buy a home? The buyer's advantage is that there are far fewer buyers to compete causing prices to soar. What you save in purchase price can go against higher rates.

Bay Area home prices continue decline

A staple of the Bay Area’s economic strength is faltering as the median home price in the region and across California has dropped.

Netflix to begin monetizing account sharing in early 2023

Consumers sharing their Netflix account with family or friends outside their household will have to pay extra starting early next year.

Over-the-counter hearing aids now available and they're less expensive

On average, people with noticeable hearing loss wait seven years to seek help if ever at all. Now, potential patients and many hearing experts are hoping newer technologies, cheaper prices and ease of purchase will perk up their ears and lives.

Cheaper, over-the-counter hearing aids now available in US stores

Several U.S. retailers are now selling over-the-counter hearing aids at a cheaper cost compared to prescription devices, officials say. Here’s where to buy them.

AriZona iced tea co-founder doubles down on 99-cent price: report

Don Vultaggio, chairman and co-founder of AriZona Beverages, wants to reportedly keep the 99-cent iced tea the same price because it's "something that customers rely on."

Kohl’s stores to close on Thanksgiving

Stores will be closed for the holiday, but shoppers can find Black Friday deals online all week long.

56 tenants sue San Francisco high-rise apartment owners and management at 33 Tehama

Evicted dwellers from a San Francisco South of Market high-rise apartment building are hauling its owners and managers into court for a laundry list of claimed abuses and illegalities they were forced to suffer. 

Tupperware selling at Target stores nationwide

Tupperware Brands Corp. CEO Miguel Fernandez announced Monday that Target is now selling its popular food storage containers. 

Free samples return to Trader Joe's, customers rejoice

From the pre-pandemic days, Trader Joe's has started to bring back free samples at many of its stores.

Goodwill stores take thrifting online for shoppers

Goodwill’s new online store opens as soaring inflation is compelling shoppers to look for bargains.

Pain at the pump: Bay Area gas prices inch toward record highs

Gas prices continued their climb in California and across the Bay Area, closing in on record high prices hit back in June.