Out of Africa, a challenge meets vision
WINTER PARK - Builder Jack McGrath didn’t flinch when his clients asked him to turn their Winter Park 1970s ranch-style house into a home reminiscent of the movie Out of Africa.
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Property Tax Refunds Available From Cook County Cook County treasurer Maria Pappas' office is mailing applications to Cook County property owners to advise them that there are nearly $60 million in refunds available from overpayments dating back
First-time buyers have to spend half their salary on mortgage payments (The Observer) First-time housebuyers are being forced to spend almost half of their take-home pay on mortgage repayments, compared with a little over a third of their income three years ago.read more...
Existing home sales slip, but still strong WASHINGTON + Falling mortgage rates and rising incomes kept sales of previously owned homes near a record last month.via
Will a Permitting Issue Derail Columnist's Teardown Project? A year into plans to knock down her home for a new one, Nancy Keates discovers that the City of Portland won't issue a construction permit until her current house
FHA offers mortgage relief to some storm victims (USA Today) The federal government will announce Monday that it's offering to pay a year's worth of mortgage payments for thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims unable to repair or rebuild their
St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus column Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Jun. 28--REAL ESTATE BROKERS HOLD ON TIGHTLY TO COMMISSIONS: If you want to buy an airline ticket or a few shares of Microsoft, the Internet has