Real Estate
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Federal agencies push 'green' housing incentivesJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - You're probably familiar with some of the federal government's 2009 incentives for home energy efficiency - heftier tax credits for solar panels, solar wate...
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Tenant grief soars after debut of assigned parkingJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I live in a 39-unit apartment complex where parking is becoming a real problem. Our building is older and was built with only a single parking space for each unit. Un...
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Digging deeper for a bigger basementJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Can you tell me the way to make a basement higher? In ours you have to bend over to walk. Is it more costly to dig deeper or to lift the house? Whom do I contact who ...
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Mortgage refinance decision should be made independentlyJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of the most difficult questions I receive from readers concern the relationship between making extra payments and refinancing. I have never been very happy with my ...
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Homebuyer has leeway in making a 'reasonable' offerJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. In today's market, is an initial offer of 10 to 20 percent below list price considered reasonable and acceptable? A. There's no way I can judge what a particular...
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Villas of Cambridge offers luxury living at right priceJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Arbor series townhouses - smaller and less expensive than the Artisan series - delights first-time buyers and downsizers at Villas of Cambridge where both offer luxu...
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At closing, more protectionsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If you're applying for a loan to purchase a primary or secondary home, or planning to refinance, you should be aware of a little-publicized new set of feder...
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Flood plain drowns couple's hopes of raising some cash off landJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My wife inherited a fairly large vacant piece of property. We would prefer not to sell it now because of the market but we could really use some cash. We tried to get...
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Solar lighting recaptures the day's raysJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Solar-powered landscape lighting was once viewed as an energy drain. They required a lot of work - and sometimes money, depending on the option - and offered little retu...
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Technology background opens door for builderJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Paul Ivers has taken "the road less traveled." Unlike most of his colleagues in the home-building business, the division president of DRH Cambridge Homes came to the ind...