Cooperate with Nature
When Carla and Paul Yambert moved into their solar- and wood-heated, earth-bermed home in mid-1979, they regarded the event as yet another part of a lifestyle that has – through the years – increasingly …
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Interest-only mortgages raise the stakes in real estate SAN FRANCISCO - Once a frustrated renter, Chris Economou is now a happy homeowner, enjoying a splendid view of San Francisco and an $80,000 increase in his property's value since
These Relics Could Sink a Sale Housing fashions flare and fade nearly as fast as clothing fads. The backyard fire pit? It will go the way of the ruffled tuxedo shirt. The soaring two-story foyers?
British mortgage lender Northern Rock nationalized - Update (EARTHtimes.org) London - The stricken British mortgage lender Northern Rock is to be nationalized, British Chancellor Alistair Darling said in London Sunday. It is the first time since the 1970s that
Planning Your Dream Apartment By teaming a strong modern sofa with softly sculpted, vintage pieces you can create an element of surprise in your living space.read more...
Homebuyers feel pinch of rising mortgage rates (MSNBC) Vicki Nious joined a nonprofit agency last year to help low-income Americans buy and fix up homes. Instead, with interest rates rising, she's seeing more clients struggling to pay their
Odd couple boost O.C. economy (Reg Req'd) FILE PHOTO: LORREN H. AU, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Consumer poll goes dark A long-running Orange County consumer-confidence index, produced by veteran pollster Mark Baldassare, won't be done this year.read