Home Improvement
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- Concrete painting 101
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- Deck railings become fun and exciting
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- Kitchen cabinets from scratch
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- Save money installing hardwood floors
- Best home fixes to reduce water bill
- Add some jazz to home's walks, driveways
- Central heating's come a long way
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- Home improvement gifts to make Mom's day
- Staining techniques bring out redwood shine
- No hope for noisy pipes
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Mortgages
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- Some borrowers get more aid than others
- Prepay mortgage the smart way
- Falling prices can be bad for buyers
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- HUD hikes reverse mortgage loan limit
- Stricter lending rules impact borrowers
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- Fed tightens against housing bubble fears
- Jobs report puts mortgage rates in free-fall
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Rentals
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- Can whistleblowing rental manager be fired?
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- Delinquent renter makes eviction difficult
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- Dog dies but landlord won't return pet dep...
- Parking rules may violate tenant rights
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- $3,000 deposit should've been red flag
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- Dog's carpet accident could cost thousands...
- Disabled tenant wants larger unit at reduc...
- Gay marriage good for landlords
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Buying & Selling
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- Builder to buyer: You no longer qualify
- Experts disagree on roof life
- No guarantee when housing meltdown will end
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- Buyers, get into negotiating position
- Rent-to-own can be full of surprises
- Purchase offers: How low is too low?
- Demand rises for reverse exchanges
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- Staging tips that sell
- Seller's contractor can't be trusted
- The art of counteroffers
- Lease-options: the good, the bad, the ugly
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- New real estate rule thwarts investor's ta...
- New home's cracked concrete a nightmare to...
- Home for sale: Rose garden not included
- Home buyer's deposit check cashed too early
- REO bank: When will you accept my offer?
- Reverse mortgages gain in popularity
- Real estate excluded from living trust cau...
- Religious group begs city to reconsider zo...
- 'Drive by' appraisal shortchanges homeowne...
- Tax pinch of 100-acre land sale
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Investing & Personal Finance
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- IRS rule makes it easier to swap property
- How do I transfer condo title into trust?
- REO bank: When will you accept my offer?
- Upside-down homeowners thrown lifeline
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- Buyer's remorse hits after permit fraud u...
- Tips for buying at foreclosure auction
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- Selling home in '07 requires new approach
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- Are 'ranch condos' good investments for em...
- Rent now, buy later in Dallas
- Paid off home, now how to get title?
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- Paying off home equity loan easier said th...
- Bathtub preservationists speak up
- Is capital gains tax owed on sale of inher...
- Something about this home purchase stinks
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- Best reverse mortgage funded by family
- IRS rule makes it easier to swap property
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