A Tudor Revival cottage in Carmel, an equestrian compound in the San Fernando Valley once owned by Patrick Swayze and a waterfront house in Huntington Beach.
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died.
Two first-time buyers set out to find a single-family house, knowing that their $750,000 budget would limit their options in a frenzied market. Here’s what they found.