Disasters keep existing home sales strong
Sales of previously owned homes held steady in September at the second-highest level on record as demand was bolstered by hurricane refugees, a real estate trade group said Tuesday.
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Council increases inspection fees (Reg Req'd) Laguna Niguel residents will have to pay more in planning and inspection fees, but they may soon get a break on remodeling their homes.read more...
Mortgage rates end five-week slide (CNN Money) Long- and short-term mortgage rose last week, snapping a string of five straight declines, Freddie Mac said Thursday, adding that purchase applications hit a record high last week.via
Wary of Waning Power Supplies, Eco-Minded Architects Build a Better Box Dennis Meadows has long argued that the world's resources are limited and its environment stressed. read more...
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Yahoo! Finance Seizing on warming inter-Korean relations, a South Korean department store said Wednesday it will hold a sale on goods made by North Korean workers at a joint industrial zone north
DIY retrofitting possible with further advice / Professionals had doubts amateurs were up to task Any time we publish an answer to a reader's question suggesting that he or she might undertake a complex home improvement project we hear from professionals offering a critique of