Archive By Section - HOME SCENE
Real Estate Boys; It is a pleasure to write to you guys. We enjoy your column and finally think we have a question of merit for your comments. Here goes…we have heard, but are not certain, that when the banks foreclose on a home there is an insurance policy that the bank collects on the premium. Do you Boys have any knowledge of this fact or myth?
August 15, 2013
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HOME SCENE
Chances are, you've seen and heard a lot about vinyl siding on home renovation television shows, in magazines and in your neighborhood. Once seen as a drab and boring alternative to aluminum siding, vinyl siding is now driving new design trends, effortlessly adapting to any architectural home style.
August 15, 2013
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HOME SCENE
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A farm family unwilling to give up land it has tilled for four generations took on a major power utility and the state and won, at least for now.
August 15, 2013
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HOME SCENE
NEW YORK (AP) - PNC Financial Services said Thursday that the Justice Department and federal regulators are examining some of its mortgage-related practices, including how it priced mortgage loans.
August 15, 2013
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HOME SCENE
It's the season of sunshine and enjoying the great outdoors. Celebrate it with a style makeover for your home by tapping lively decorating trends and home decor ideas that will refresh and brighten your living space.
August 09, 2013
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HOME SCENE
Housing prices in the 209 are back to the future.
August 09, 2013
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HOME SCENE
Now that a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has jumped to 4.4 percent hat's the best mortgage deal around?
August 09, 2013
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Terry Savage
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HOME SCENE
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homebuyers could feel the pinch if Congress follows through on plans to shut down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled mortgage guarantee giants that were rescued by a $187 billion taxpayer bailout during the financial crisis.
August 09, 2013
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HOME SCENE
WASHINGTON (AP) - Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages barely changed this week, giving prospective homebuyers time to lock in relatively low rates.
August 09, 2013
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HOME SCENE
DEAR BENNY: I am a retired widow who owns two homes. I have two children. Is it possible for each one to be a co-owner with me: one child on one house and the other on the second property? How would I go about doing this? Would that save anything on taxes, etc., for my two adult children? Would it cost me anything other than the filing fee for the property ownership papers of each of the homes?
August 09, 2013
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BENNY L. KASS
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HOME SCENE
WASHINGTON (AP) - Freddie Mac earned $5 billion from April through June, the seventh straight profitable quarter for the mortgage giant.
August 09, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Mortgage giant Fannie Mae earned $10.1 billion in the second quarter, aided by the recovery in the housing market. The government-controlled company has turned a profit in each of the past six quarters.
August 09, 2013
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(BPT) - As more people choose to stay in their current homes longer, Americans are diving into large remodel projects. Forty percent of homeowners plan to remodel or build an addition to their existing home within the next two years, with kitchen and bathroom projects remaining the most popular remodeling jobs, according to the 2013 Houzz and Home Survey.
August 09, 2013
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HOME SCENE
Like many couples who share a bathroom, one Arizona couple was frustrated by the space that was compromised by a swinging bathroom door. The open door swung into the bathroom vanity and took up too much space in a very traditional bathroom.
August 09, 2013
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HOME SCENE
Good afternoon Real Estate Boys; it is well over 100 degrees outside as I write to you gentlemen. Boy the heat is on and it's only July 2. While the heat is my question it has nothing to do with the weather outside. More to the point, my question is about the heat of the market. You Boys let your readers know about the interest rate hike a few weeks before it happened and you've been somewhat accurate about the market itself. So, with interest rates going up about a whole point last week, now here's the ...
August 09, 2013
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The Real Estate Boys
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