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- 9/26/2008 - Real Estate News
Top ways to boost curb appeal
You've no doubt heard the term "curb appeal," which is the first impression that your home makes when a visitor arrives. Whether you have your home up for sale or just want things to look a little nicer when you or someone else pulls up out i... - 9/25/2008 - Real Estate News
Landlord, I'm baaaaaaaaaack!
Q: I lived at an apartment community for many years, but my lease was not renewed because I was falsely accused of breaching my lease. I have found another rental home that is OK, but I miss my neighbors and regret that I had to move. Recently in a cas... - 9/25/2008 - Real Estate News
Be careful buying foreclosure to rent out
Q: I'm thinking of buying a certain single-family home at a foreclosure sale. I intend to rent it out, and I'm a first-time landlord. Do you have any specific advice for this situation? --Steve E. A: As foreclosed homes are offered for sale on the cou... - 9/25/2008 - Real Estate News
Home buyers confused by listing lingo
Q: I'm thinking about moving up. I've just started browsing through real estate listings online. But it seems like every other listing I see has some arcane notation in it. The house descriptors are easy enough to figure out, but there's lots of stuff... - 9/25/2008 - Real Estate News
Prepay mortgage the smart way
Q: I took a short-term job with a substantial increase in pay and would like to apply the extra money to my mortgage. Is it more beneficial to pay an extra amount each month or should I hold onto the cash and pay a large lump sum each year? And if I ma... - 9/24/2008 - Real Estate News
Toilets: the good, the bad, the ugly
Praise to our readers, they've done it again. Last week we wrote about dual-flush, water-conserving toilets when, after returning from a trip to France, a reader questioned why she could not find a dual-flush model similar to the one she used in Franc... - 9/24/2008 - Real Estate News
Why consumer confidence is key to recovery
I don't know what was more exasperating: the number of commercials during recent sporting events telecasts or the fact that most of the paid interruptions were approved by political candidates. Can the pace possibly slow before November? What we know ... - 9/24/2008 - Real Estate News
Survey: New-home buyers more satisfied in 2007
How satisfied are homeowners with the new homes they purchased in 2007? If the J.D. Power and Associates' 2008 survey of customer satisfaction with new-home builders is to be believed, homeowners are a lot more satisfied than those polled in last year'... - 9/23/2008 - Real Estate News
Inspector's discovery is huge red flag
Q: We closed on our new house just two weeks ago and we already have a huge problem. When we had the house inspected in May, the professional home inspector we hired told us to ask the seller for a written disclosure about the water issues in the basem... - 9/23/2008 - Real Estate News
Couple feels guilty buying FSBO
DEAR BARRY: Our Realtor has been showing us listings for several weeks. But last week, we found a for-sale-by-owner property and made an offer to the owner without calling our agent. Since our Realtor spent so much time trying to find a house for us, a...