New homes need inspections, too
While the inspector of an existing home looks for creaks and wheezes, checking a new home requires searching out installation mistakes and omissions.
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Subprime mortgage problems may spread to 'Alt-A' loans (Market Watch) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Problems in the subprime mortgage business may be spreading to other parts of the home loan market.
Family seeks quality time in antique shop "They'll have more reasons to come to Roanoke." A Roanoke family with an eye for interior design is making an investment in the city's downtown antique scene. via Roanoke
Getting a Great Countertop Without Blowing the Budget Columnist Nancy Keates realizes that countertops will be the key feature to her new kitchen and sets out to evaluate everything from glazed lava to products made from recycled paper.
Mortgage lending rises again in October (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) Mortgage lending rose sharply again in October, according to a new survey indicating the UK housing market remains strong.read more...
Illegal Conversions and Overcrowding in Queens A recent fire in Elmhurst took the lives of three children and an elderly man, and has drawn more attention to illegal conversions in Queens.read more...
Foreclosure Filings Soar in 3rd Quarter A soaring number of U.S. homeowners struggled to make mortgage payments in the third quarter, with properties in some stage of foreclosure more than doubling from the same time