A tip for decreasing the drying time of clothes is to spin the load an extra time or two. This is especially helpful with heavy loads such as towels or jeans. I have to be a bit careful when resetting my washer to spin to make sure the spin cycle doesn’t spray water on the clothes as the final step of the rinse cycle. But with experimentation, I now know just where to reset the dial.
Kathy C. in Greenwood, SC

Stability Attracts Philadelphia Office Investors
Seeking safe returns, investors have turned to the Philadelphia office market, helping it rapidly approach last year’s transaction volume of $1.6 billion. Philadelphia’s office fundamentals have not changed much in the past few years: asking rents have only increased by 0.1% from the end of ‘05 to $22.72/sf and the vacancy rate has remained steady at 10% since ‘01. The sales price has increased to $193/sf up from $144/sf in ‘05, according to Real Capital Analytics.