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In Va., Leafy Landscape Takes On Life of Its Own
An old white oak has become a focal point for the Black Oak Cluster neighborhood.
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The Fine Print of the Foreclosure Fight
You may have read about the latest public and private efforts to help financially distressed homeowners cope with their mortgage payments. But you might not have caught key details that could have an effect on you or people you know -- now or in the months ahead.
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Palladio's Influence Spans Centuries and More Than One Architectural Renaissance
Take a look at the exterior facades and interior walls of your house. There's a good chance that you will see elements -- roof gables, classically styled columns, crown moldings, perhaps an arched Palladian window -- whose prevalence in American architecture can be traced to Andrea Palladio, a Renaissance architect.
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Demand Drives Home Green Technology
LOS ANGELES -- Robert Mechielsen's designs for environmentally friendly homes often include cutting-edge features such as high-efficiency heating and cooling systems and solar panels to convert sunshine into electricity.
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The Post's Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi answer your questions about the local housing market.
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Housing Starts Sink Again To Lowest Level Since '59
New-home construction tumbled to a record low last month, according to government data released yesterday, further proof that the housing sector's woes keep deepening.
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FHA Relaxes Rules of Program for Troubled Homeowners
The Federal Housing Administration yesterday said that after less than two months it is relaxing terms of a program designed to help troubled mortgage borrowers because so far the effort has not been effective.
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The Littlest Victims Of the Mortgage Crisis
The long arm of the global financial crisis reached down into Morena Parada's preschool classroom, where a little girl named Joeli Arias-Lopez painted bright green and orange splotches on an oversize easel and pronounced it a house.
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The High-Stakes Game of Raffling Off Your House
In the casino of the housing market, Tom Walters is holding the wrong cards. He's a mortgage broker, so business has been slow, and on his own house, payments have risen to about $6,200 -- too much to handle.
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Make a Quick Buck Renting Out Your House on Inauguration Day, but Be Careful
With a crush of visitors expected this Inauguration Day, hundreds of area residents are advertising their homes as temporary -- and top-dollar -- rentals over the four days leading up to Jan. 20. It's a brilliant solution to the lodging shortage, but let's pause a moment to examine the potential ...
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Four Reasons for Agents and Brokers to Use ReferralAuctions(TM)
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Introducing the ReferralAuction(TM)
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“My current Realtor raised her commission…
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Stockton, California: Epicenter for Foreclosure Start-Ups
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How to Find Businesses in Your New Neighborhood Thursday, November 20, 2008
It's easy to find neighborhood businesses after moving, but the question is are they reputable? The first business I set about looking for after I moved into my new neighborhood was...
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Common Ways to Hold Title to Real Estate Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Don't wait until the last minute before you make a decision among the many ways to hold title. I can't count the number of closings I have attended when the matter...
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Weintraub's Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2009 Sunday, November 16, 2008
Readers have been asking for my Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2009. I try to write my annual real estate predictions at the same time every year, which is the...
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Do You Really Need a Real Estate Agent? Thursday, November 13, 2008
A potential home buyer confided in me last week that she was did not yet need a real estate agent. She wasn't quite certain what she wanted to buy, where she...
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Commuting Spouses Between Houses Tuesday, November 11, 2008
When the job market tightens, it becomes more common for married couples to find themselves in the role of commuting spouses. Nationally, the unemployment rate is 6.1%. Experts predict it will...
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Buying a Rental For a Home Sunday, November 9, 2008
Some home buyers hesitate to buy a formal rental as a home. The main concern is the perception that tenants don't take care of property the same way an owner-occupant would....
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Are Real Estate Agents Overpaid? Thursday, November 6, 2008
Raise your hand if you think agents make too much money. Kind of hard to type with one hand, isn't it? Now, those of you without hands in the...
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Doing a 1031 Exchange Is Easier Than You Think Tuesday, November 4, 2008
When I was an escrow officer in the mid-1970s, I handled a ton 1031 exchanges. A 1031 tax-deferred exchange was handled a lot differently then than they are now. The investor...
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How to Remodel Your Kitchen in 10 Easy Steps Sunday, November 2, 2008
About half the work of a kitchen remodel is done before any contractor steps in your home. It's the selection process that takes so much time. I probably thought about the...
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HOPE For Homeowners Refinance Program Off to Rocky Start Friday, October 31, 2008
Scores of upside-down home owners have been waiting since July for the HOPE for Homeowners program to kick off on October 1. Well, the sad news is October 1st has come...
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South Florida home buyers step up as prices drop
Buying a South Florida home is in vogue again as prices continue to crater. So who's snagging all these bargains?
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South Florida home buyers step up as prices drop
Buying a South Florida home is in vogue again as prices continue to crater. So who's snagging all these bargains?
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Commercial real estate outlook darkens for 2009
What a difference six weeks makes.
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Federal plan promises help for struggling homeowners
The government is preparing to unveil a plan as soon as today guaranteeing about 3 million mortgages to troubled homeowners.
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Small banks tout their local connections
Banks and credit unions tout local connections after crisis shakes the public's trust
The financial fallout on Wall Street has many Floridians fretting over the safety of their money in the bank.
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Seniors choosing not to trade homes for assisted living facilities can get help from 'age in place' businesses
The region's bad real-estate market at least is having one positive side benefit.
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Florida government offers $571 million in loans to build, buy housing
Trying to take the offensive in an economic crisis, Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order Thursday freeing $571 million in state-backed financing that real estate developers and reluctant buyers can tap to build and buy new homes.
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Tropical Storm Fay prevents writing of property insurance policies
With Tropical Storm Fay hitting Florida, property insurers have stopped writing policies in Broward and Palm Beach counties, a decision that will postpone home sales for at least a few days.
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Pain in South Florida housing market spreads as home sales show little relief
Foreclosures soared across South Florida and the nation last month as the dramatic decline of the U.S. housing market continued.
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New Florida law targets unscrupulous foreclosure 'rescue' firms
Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law a measure passed by the Legislature designed to protect homeowners facing financial trouble from unscrupulous foreclosure "rescue" outfits.
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