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Housing compounds can be ideal
Multiunit properties are multipurpose: They accommodate large families and businesses -- and can be a source of income.
BRYAN AND Amanda Callen live in a dream home -- someone else's, that is.
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Searching online for a home: Many websites, varying insights
Maps, data, detailed listings come with some sites. But 'most visited' doesn't necessarily mean 'most helpful.'
First of two parts.
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A refi lifeline, with strings
The government's condition-laden plan to aid at-risk borrowers makes it clear: This won't be a free ride.
WASHINGTON -- After six months of haggling and political gamesmanship, a massive housing-relief bill is heading for final approval.
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Hooked on home improvement
In 'All the Way Home,' author David Giffels tackles window caulking, plumbing and rodents with gusto. He calls his addiction 'a disease.'
AS A lover of both homes and words, I am personally grateful that a certain 1913 Tudor mansion in Akron, Ohio, was allowed to slide into crumbling, moldy decay.
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Unit landscaping routinely neglected, owner complains
Gardeners regularly bypass unkempt grounds in front of town home.
Question: I've owned my town home for more than 10 years. All 40 town homes in our development have their own small but very noticeable common areas by the front doors and outside our patio walls. Although all other units have common-area frontage with well-tended flowers, mine consists of dirt and rotting vegetation. Every rainy season brings more mud in front of my unit. Whenever I mention this ongoing problem to the board president, he says "it's noted" or "we're working on it" but does nothing.
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Hiring a contractor is a hands-on job
Before hiring a contractor, do your homework -- and that's just the start
WHEN Jody Costello and her husband, Don, set out to add 700 square feet to their San Diego hillside home, they thought they knew what they were doing.
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The life expectancy of a home's components
Some TLC can extend the life expectancy of appliances and other parts of your home.
How long will your roof last? When will your kitchen appliances need to be replaced? Will your furnace make it through another heating season?
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No need to sign on the dotted line when landlord gives notice
Question: My landlord continues to request I sign each notice he gives me. The notices have included new yard rules, payment of rent and water usage. I have told him to leave them on the door or mail them, but he insists I sign them. What are my rights here?
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Books offer tips on home buying and selling
Here's some summer reading for those considering buying or selling a home:
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Call plumber before moving washing machine
Question: I recently purchased a home and want to have the washing machine moved into the detached garage where the dryer is located. The floor level of the garage is about 4 1/2 feet below the level of the floor in the house, which is about 36 feet away, making it impossible for the washing machine to discharge water into the sewer connection. Is there any solution to this problem?
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