Adventures in Home Composting
Adventures in Home Composting Home composting is a great way to begin environmentally friendly practices around the house. It may be much less complicated than you think, and can be a way to get children involved with outdoor and scientific activities.
Slash the costs of your home addition
Slash the costs of your home addition When your family outgrows your house - or you just can’t live without a master bath or family room anymore - your options are clear: trade up or add on. But these days, given the difficulty of finding qualified buyers and nabbing a decent price, adding on has [...]
JPMorgan Chase expands housing rescue plan
JPMorgan Chase expands housing rescue plan JP Morgan Chase unveiled a bold new foreclosure prevention program Friday.
O’Neill: 20 percent down or no mortgage
O’Neill: 20 percent down or no mortgagePresident Bush’s first treasury secretary says Congress should scrap plans for a new economic stimulus package and instead require that no future home mortgage be awarded without a 20 percent down payment.
Government may file subprime charges soon
Government may file subprime charges soonThe top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles indicated Thursday that charges are coming soon from a sweeping investigation of banks and subprime lenders.
Foreclosure activity rises 70 percent
Foreclosure activity rises 70 percentThe number of homeowners ensnared in the foreclosure crisis grew by more than 70 percent in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2007.
“Crisis of Confidence” — Good News for Qualified Buyers?
“Crisis of Confidence” — Good News for Qualified Buyers? A recent survey released by Trulia, a real estate search engine, community forum center and reporter of market trends and data, found that a “crisis of confidence” exists among key groups of U.S. homebuyers.
How Can I Sell My Home Quickly for Cash?
Groshan Fabiola asked: There are many circumstances that can lead to the unpleasant situation of finding yourself in a financial crunch. Whatever the causes may be, being in serious debt can’t be good for your peace of mind. The diversity of options that you are presented with depends on how large the amount of money [...]
Eco Housing For A Better Tomorrow
Eco Housing For A Better Tomorrow Just as housing is important and essential to our needs so is biodiversity conservation is the key to sustain the environment. A building can be truly eco-friendly if only constructed with the least impact on the biodiversity.
Home prices plummet; taxes don’t
Home prices plummet; taxes don’t Housing prices have plummeted, but property tax bills probably won’t budge.