Archive By Section - HOME SCENE
Back in February 2008 when I bought my house I spent two weeks in the "upfront process."
August 10, 2012
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Dennis
Wyatt
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HOME SCENE
NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup will try something new to keep struggling homeowners out of foreclosure: turn them into renters.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's consumer lending watchdog proposed new rules Friday aimed at protecting homeowners from unexpected costs and shoddy service by companies that collect their monthly mortgage payments.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The Occupy Sacramento movement is staging a protest over California home foreclosures outside Gov. Jerry Brown's rented Sacramento loft.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
Backyards have always been places where families can get away without actually going away. Outdoor areas connect people with their favorite natural treasures while providing a place to relax. Whether it's adding an outdoor kitchen and replacing your old picnic table with a truly impressive dining set, or outfitting your patio with a desk space so you can bring your work outside, you can expand your living area by focusing on what's outside the home.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
DEAR BENNY: I have some questions regarding an owner's right to rent his condo:
August 09, 2012
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By BENNY L. KASS
Inman News
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HOME SCENE
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More U.S. homes started on the foreclosure path in July, as lenders tackled a backlog of mortgages gone unpaid even as they pulled back on home repossessions.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fannie Mae earned $2.2 billion from April through June, its second quarterly gain in net income since being taken over by the government during the 2008 financial crisis.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
NEW YORK (AP) - The first sign that something strange is happening on Ludlow Street is the fence, which is long and green and decidedly out of place amid a cluster of city buildings. Peer through its holes and things get even more confusing: Is that a backyard? In the middle of Manhattan?
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
Water and the summer months tend to go hand-in-hand - water skiing or fishing at a lake, taking a dip in a swimming pool and watering home-grown plants with a garden hose are among the season's most popular activities. Recent summers have also been some of the driest on record, prompting grass fires, drastically low lake levels and water utilities having to implement water restrictions on their customers.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
WASHINGTON (AP) - Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose for the second straight week, staying slightly above historic lows.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. homeowners are getting better about keeping up with their mortgage payments, driving the percentage of borrowers who have fallen behind to a three-year low, according to a new report.
August 09, 2012
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HOME SCENE
Get ready for property tax increases starting in 2013.
August 02, 2012
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Dennis
Wyatt
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HOME SCENE
HONOLULU (AP) - David Murdock has sold his Hawaiian island, but he's keeping his seven-bedroom Lanai home, a woodworking shop containing koa furniture, two carved elephant tusks in a resort lobby, and 1,000 rare orchid plants.
August 02, 2012
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HOME SCENE
WASHINGTON (AP) - The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week after falling to new record lows in each of the past four weeks.
August 02, 2012
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