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As the warm summer days begin to turn into cool fall and winter nights, many homeowners see increases in their electricity bills as they try to keep their homes warm.   To help lower the cost of heating a home this winter, homeowners can weatherstrip their homes.  According to the U.S. Dept. of ...

Each year, about 15 million American households move, with the majority changing households between Memorial Day and Labor Day.  Unfortunately, this same time period also is peak season for moving company scams.   To avoid falling victim to common scams, experts in the moving industry recommend consumers do the ...

Understanding the mortgage process and meeting lenders’ more stringent qualification requirements have become big obstacles for applicants, according to a survey by MortgageMatch.com.  More than 70 percent of recent buyers surveyed described the mortgage approval process as more difficult than they expected. A vice ...

The recent nationwide foreclosure moratorium brought about a new term used to describe people who sign documents without carefully reading them: robosigning.         Although robosigning described bank employees who signed off on thousands of documents without reviewing them, they’re not the only ones ...

Potential home buyers still waiting on the sidelines for home prices or interest rates to decline further might want to consider that conditions for buying a home are better today than at any time in recent history. The average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage for the week ending Oct. 21 was 4.21 percent and 3.64 percent ...

As the warm summer days begin to turn into cool fall and winter nights, many homeowners will find their electricity bills have increased as they try to keep their homes warm.  To help lower the cost of heating a home this winter, homeowners can weatherstrip their homes.  According to the U.S. Dept. of Energy, there are ...

      While a new home may seem to be free of any defects, many real estate professionals still advise home buyers to hire a home inspector.  According to one home inspector, nearly 15 percent of new homes have serious structural problems.  Additionally, newly constructed homes can be more difficult to inspect ...

 In today’s economy, many homeowners are looking for ways to reduce spending. One way to do so is by reviewing their homeowner’s insurance policy and looking for ways to cut costs without adversely affecting coverage. Raising the deductible from $500 to $1,000, reducing coverage on the "household contents" portion of the ...

•  The government is expected to unveil a new program in the next couple of months that, if approved, may reimburse homeowners for up to half the cost of making their homes more efficient. Through the program, homeowners will receive the largest return from simple upgrades like caulking windows, adding insulation, and changing ...

Cutting corners (as in the case of the peanut factory), cheating on your taxes or using questionable methods is a common practice today. In our business or any business for that matter, the practice of honesty should be applied. Sticking to your agreements or contracts even if things go not as expected, should be upheld. Some may object, but it ...