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Earthquake Proofing Your Home

With the prevalence of earthquakes in the news lately, many home owners are concerned about what they can do to be prepared if their area is struck by an earthquake. While there are some aspects of earthquake readiness that pretty much need to be addre... Read >

Viewing a Different Kind of Home

Somebody once told me, with considerable authority, that The Whitehouse is the most visited residential property in the USA. I have also heard, however, that the most popular private home in America is Gracelands. Oh, and then I read, that it's Mount Ver... Read >

Trouble In Paradise - Celebrity Foreclosures

The popular media, ever bored of actual news, has been enjoying something of a field day, thanks to the more extreme stories arising from the problematic real estate market. Perhaps, in an attempt to make millions of people faced with mortgage problems fe... Read >

HUD Facing Down Discrimination in Real Estate

While there are many laws in place to protect buyers and renters of real estate, unfortunately, there are still people around who think that it is alright to try to dissuade buyers and renters or even just outright turn people away that they do not thi... Read >

Home Renovations: Hire a Professional or DIY?

With the economy being so rough right now, many home owners who are looking to sell their home are often making the decision to do home repairs and renovations themselves to save money. It is no surprise that home repairs and renovations can be key to ... Read >

Foreclosed Homes Likely to Swell Housing Market Although Feds Claim Recession is Over

Even though the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is cautiously claiming that the current recession is over, the housing market is likely to still suffer a glut of bank-owned foreclosures in 2010. The Federal Reserve president is pre... Read >

Fairytale Pigs Were Early Eco-builders

Apparently the first two of The Three Little Pigs weren't so silly after all. The age-old children's story would have you believe that building a house out of straw or sticks is just a silly way to go about constructing yourself a home, but it just so ... Read >

Expertise or expert-tease?

Depending on where you choose to source your news, the 2010 housing market is going to experience a positive upswing, stabilize, or suffer further massive decline. It's easy to understand how many 'experts' can have differing opinions. There are simply so... Read >

Choosing a Good Neighborhood to Buy In

When you're looking to buy a home, most home buyers know that the most important thing to look for is location. Whereas you can renovate a home or even remove it and start over on the same piece of land, you can't pick up your property and move it to a... Read >

Existing Home Sales and Prices All Over the Map Currently

The real estate roller coaster seems to be traveling along just fine in the beginning of 2010. While there have been some very dramatic dips over the past year, this year seems to be a mixture of ups and downs so far. While real estate sales have d... Read >

Hi-Tech Realtors

It isn't news that technology has drastically changed the way we communicate with each other on a personal level; email, texting, Tweeting, and Facebook are allowing us to keep in touch at a level that was unheard of a decade ago. These innovations are i... Read >

Calgary Flame Burns Bright

As a relatively new country, built on the strength and determination of immigrants, Canada is still seen by people all over the world as a land of opportunity. Since the early days, when European and American settlers first made their homes here, to the m... Read >

More States Looking to Model Help to Home Owners after Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program

Many people struggling to pay their mortgages across the nation are discovering that the government programs which have been set forth to help them stay in their homes are just not doing enough to help them accomplish that. While the federal programs c... Read >

Foreclosures May Be Set for Another Artificially Created Drop in Rate of Occurrence

It is common knowledge that there are many homes with delinquent mortgages on the verge of being foreclosed on; and while the real estate market is struggling to recover, more foreclosures will supply the housing market with more properties for sale an... Read >

Homeowners Fighting Neighborhood Rules Against Drying Laundry the Old Fashioned Way

It may seem like a simple decision to install a clothes line in your backyard for the purpose of drying your family's clothes but in many areas of the country this relatively simple desire is looked down on by neighbourhood associations and municipal ... Read >