Debra Kamin
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The Rise of Psychedelic Retreats
Even with cause for concern, retreats in countries like Costa Rica and Jamaica, as well as in the United States, have been popping up for...
C.D.C. Eases Up on Dog Travel Ban
The agency will now allow some pets to be brought back into the United States from 113 countries considered as high risk for rabies.
Flying With Your Pet? It Just Got a Lot More Difficult.
A recent C.D.C. rabies rule, pricey pet ‘tickets’ and limits on animals in airline cabins are making traveling with a pet more complicated.
Traveling Alone, in Groups
Group tour companies are accommodating more and more solo travelers, who are looking for company — and someone else to handle the complexities of traveling...
Selling Homes Privately, via ‘Pocket Listings,’ Is on the Upswing
Some brokers say houses that are not posted publicly give buyers a chance to get into the market, others say the practice violates fair housing...
How an 11-Foot-Tall 3-D Printer Is Helping to Create a Community
Three-dimensional printing can create nearly any object. A partnership in Mexico is putting that theory to the test, building a village for residents living in...
For Military Families, V.A. Loans Are a Lifeline, but With a Catch
The mortgages have helped millions of soldiers buy homes, but they carry a mostly unfair stigma that has kept many families out of today’s competitive...
Once Again, Travelers Ask: ‘Should I Cancel My Trip?’
For travel-starved Americans, the Delta variant has brought the return of a practice well-honed by the pandemic: waiting.
Real Estate Industry Works to Change Its Ways
Reckoning with its historical role in promoting racism in homeownership, real estate professionals are rewriting rules and working to help increase Black homeownership.