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Columnist Jennifer Openshaw calculates she can pocket $112.58 in savings for each compact fluorescent bulb she uses.
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Michael Reschke was once one of the biggest names in Chicago real estate, but he ended up losing his office company. Now he is mounting a comeback, led by a hotel and residence project in the Windy City.
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Aspen considers limiting luxury retailers in an effort to revive its faded charm.
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Q . We bought a house in 2007, but it took a few months for our old home to sell, so we used a bridge loan. We financed the new home with a five-year, interest-only adjustable rate mortgage at 6 percent. Now that our former home has sold, we're putting the loan proceeds into retirement accounts. Should we refinance our new home now or wait? The whole thing was more of a gamble than I would have preferred, but we are enjoying the lower monthly payment -- for now!
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A year and a half ago, Saverio Bellomo and his wife, Amy Robinson Bellomo, thought about selling their house. A real estate agent urged them to list it at $930,000. They decided to hold off for a while. Big mistake.
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Back in the 17th century in the Netherlands, there was a mass rage for, of all things, tulip bulbs. Prices got bid way up, and speculators jumped in to bid them up higher still. By the peak of the tulip fever, a single bulb was going for the equivalent of thousands of dollars.
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Long View Drive in southern San Diego County is bad news for anyone sniffing around for signs that the housing market downturn is about over. The two-story stucco house at 1308 is an eyesore among the other well-tended homes in this Chula Vista neighborhood.
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Seattle and Snohomish County apartment rents have jumped more than 12 percent and the Eastside isn't far behind.
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Tumbling home prices in the gambling Mecca will show how far and how fast U.S. property values will fall in 2008.
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There is no "mortgage meltdown'' and rates, even for jumbo loans, remain relatively low. But expect greater scrutiny when applying.
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A house purchase may be a good opportunity for parents to help their children without risking their retirement.
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You may want to consider refinancing because current rates are lower than what you're paying.
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Like so many small communities in Kitsap County, Manchester is feeling the hot breath of growth on its neck. Just across the Sound ...
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The Isaacs found that you can go home again, but it helps if you remodel.
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The residential construction spending rate declined for the 18th straight month in August, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today, hitting its lowest level since November 2003 and dropping 16.5 percent compared to August 2006.
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Sales of newly built homes fell in August, sinking 8.3%, the lowest level in seven years. Prices tumbled, signaling the housing sector will remain a drag on the U.S. economy.
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The Los Angeles home builder one of the largest in the U.S., doesn't see a real-estate recovery in the near future.
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Property on the Delmarva Peninsula, which spans Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, remains inexpensive when compared with land on the more metropolitan western shores of Maryland and Virginia.
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An Old World feel has made Hermann, Mo., popular with Midwestern second-home owners.
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A model and a fashion photographer?s weekend getaway in Bovina Center, N.Y., has become the town?s living room.
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Buying a furnished home isn?t as simple as tacking extra dollars onto the purchase price.
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?We bought a house at a community called the Villages of Loreto Bay, and one of the key draws was its proximity to Los Angeles. "
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An oceanfront residential development in Hawaii, and a residential resort in the mountains of Portola, Calif.
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Big firms are being more prudent about making commercial real-estate deals as capital markets roil from the subprime mortgage meltdown. This has created opportunity for independent buyers.
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Legislation to ease the burden on struggling homeowners could hit an unexpected constituency: people with vacation houses. Owners facing foreclosure could get a break, however.
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