Lifestyle Columns
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Mortgage Professor:Five appraisal factors that sink real estate dealsOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - Editor’s note: This is the second column in a series exploring a rise in mortgage denials. The series appears in HomesSaturday. The first article of this series describe...
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On homes and real estate: Lenders disclose different interest ratesOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I notice how many mortgage companies mention an interest rate and then an APR a bit higher. How is this annual percentage rate calculated? Is it simple or is it a...
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Wine education never stopsOct 07, 2011 6:00 am - You're never too old to take up a new hobby, so I decided to learn the play the guitar. Several weeks later, when I decided to quit the guitar, I realized that my utter ...
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Super Handyman: Be safe when working with wiringOct 07, 2011 1:30 am - Electrical connections need to be made in a secure way so they will not fail or become a fire hazard. There are a variety of methods one can use, but some may work bette...
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Home inspector: Neighborhood nuisance was never disclosedOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Our home inspector was a gem and saved us a lot of money by finding defects that should have been disclosed by the sellers. But now we’ve realized a problem that ...
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The nation's housing: Green becoming a better betOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Here's some good news for homeowners who've gone green and installed energy-saving features but haven't been sure whether appraisers will credit them with h...
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About Real Estate: Inspection contingency gives buyers leverage for needed repairsOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Making a proposed purchase subject to a satisfactory inspection report provides a buyer with several options if the inspector then finds undisclosed problems. ...
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Smoked pork chops for dinnerOct 06, 2011 1:00 pm - Deja vu in the grocery store: That's just what it felt like last week. Walking through my local supermarket, I glanced down in the meat case and spied an old reliable j...
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Dad’s engagement so soon after wife’s death is troublingOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My mom passed away suddenly in November. My parents had been married for 40 years. My dad started dating two months after her passing and just got engaged. I ha...
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But, Dad, when will it be my turn on the Xbox?Oct 05, 2011 12:00 am - This is a cautionary fable about sharing, and keeping the peace. There are no lessons to be learned, only warnings. We all learned about sharing in kindergarten. I actua...