Rental prices in Anchorage soared over the past year, increasing by 14.2% in line with a national trend, according to a report released this month by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce.

Don't despair if you've left it late to rent a vacation home, even in popular summer resort areas that normally require people to make their arrangements months in advance and that were especially ...

Dear Amy: For over a decade my family and another very close family of friends, “The Smiths,” have vacationed together on our favorite island off the Southern coast. Our children view them as family ...